CATCHMENT AREA


Meaning of CATCHMENT AREA in English

/ ˈkætʃmənt eəriə; NAmE eriə/ noun

1.

( BrE ) the area from which a school takes its students, a hospital its patients, etc.

2.

(also catch·ment ) ( technical ) the area from which rain flows into a particular river or lake

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.