Defenition of the word drainage area
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Defenition of the word drainage area
- the geographical area draining into a river or reservoir
- the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
Synonyms for the word drainage area
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- catchment area
- catchment basin
- drainage basin
Hyponyms for the word drainage area
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- detention basin
- retention basin
Hypernyms for the word drainage area
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- geographic area
- geographic region
- geographical area
- geographical region
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