Definition of Catchments

1. Noun. (plural of catchment) ¹

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Definition of Catchments

1. catchment [n] - See also: catchment

Lexicographical Neighbors of Catchments

catchiest
catchily
catchiness
catching
catching fire
catching sight of
catching some zs
catching up
catchlight
catchlights
catchline
catchment
catchment area
catchment basin
catchment basins
catchments (current term)
catchpennies
catchpenny
catchpenny(a)
catchphrase
catchphrases
catchpole
catchpoles
catchpoll
catchpolls
catcht
catchup
catchups
catchwater
catchwaters

Literary usage of Catchments

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Indian Storage Reservoirs with Earthen Dams: Being a Practical Treatise on by William Lumisden Strange (1913)
"Such aided catchments are usually not desirable, except in the case of water-supply schemes, for which the sites for tanks are limited to those in proximity ..."

2. Environmental Indicators for Agriculture by Oecd (1999)
"... Ribble North Lower NVZ Lincolnshire Tamar NVZ 0.5 Notes: Left figure shows national average for England and Wales, two surface water catchments (OLC and ..."

3. Water Rights Reform: Lessons for Institutional Design by Bryan Randolph Bruns, Claudia Ringler, Ruth Suseela Meinzen-Dick (2005)
"Using this process, the NWRS has highlighted a number of catchments and water ... The water allocation process in these catchments may require the ..."

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