valuma-alue — meaning in English

English meaning

• basin noun A wide, shallow bowl or fixed sink used for washing.
• catchment noun A structure or area of land that collects and holds water, or the water gathered this way.

Senses

valuma-alue is used for these senses in English:

• basin (geography) An area of land from which water drains into a common outlet; drainage basin.
• catchment (often, attributive) Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water; the collection of such water.
• catchment basin (hydrology) A topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet.
• drainage basin (hydrology) A topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet; a watershed.

basin — full definition

1. noun A wide, shallow bowl or fixed sink used for washing.
2. noun An area of land drained by a river and its tributaries.
3. noun A natural or artificial hollow that holds water.

catchment — full definition

1. noun A structure or area of land that collects and holds water, or the water gathered this way.
2. noun The area served by a particular school, hospital or other facility, or the people living in it.

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