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catchment in Turkish

catchment in Turkish is havza — catchment means a structure or area of land that collects and holds water, or the water gathered this way.

catchment in Turkish

havza
noun
(often, attributive) Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water; the collection of such water.

What does "catchment" mean?

  1. noun A structure or area of land that collects and holds water, or the water gathered this way.
    "Every mountain in Petra has carved water channels in the indigenous stone that catch the seasonal erosion floods. Every building seems to be positioned to maximize water catchment."
  2. noun The area served by a particular school, hospital or other facility, or the people living in it.
    "The publication of regular newsletters providing updates of floodplain management activities and distributed to individual residents in the catchment is an effective means of keeping the community informed."
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catchment in a sentence

  • Every mountain in Petra has carved water channels in the indigenous stone that catch the seasonal erosion floods. Every building seems to be positioned to maximize water catchment.
  • The publication of regular newsletters providing updates of floodplain management activities and distributed to individual residents in the catchment is an effective means of keeping the community informed.

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What is "catchment" in Turkish?
"catchment" in Turkish is havza. catchment means: A structure or area of land that collects and holds water, or the water gathered this way.
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