catchment

noun

No English definition recorded for this entry.

Pronunciation: /ˈkatʃmənt/ / /ˈkɛt͡ʃmənt/

Etymology: From catch + -ment.

Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water; the collection of such water.
“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?”
“[paragraph 515] Now let us come to this point: you are quite clear that serious evil exists in this union of navigation and drainage? […] [paragraph 517] And you are also clear that one obstacle is the taxation of the catchment area, and that it needs some plan to be devised for meeting it, although this plan may have defects?”
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[…].”
“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.”

Etymology: From catch + -ment.