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Catchment

//ˈkatʃmənt// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water; the collection of such water. attributive, often

    "Do you think that there ought to be some board or some authority for each catchment basin, which must be appointed with adequate powers to prevent the pollution of streams?"

  2. 2
    a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area) wordnet
  3. 3
    A catchment area, or the people it serves.

    "The Hospital Plan first set out the objective: a network of large district general hospitals, each providing specialised medical and surgical facilities for a catchment of 200,000 to 300,000 population[…]."

Verb
  1. 1
    To divide into catchment areas.

    "the catchmenting of mental health services"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From catch + -ment.

Etymology 2

From catch + -ment.

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