CATCHMENT


Meaning of CATCHMENT in English

/kach"meuhnt/ , n.

1. the act of catching water.

2. something for catching water, as a reservoir or basin.

3. the water that is caught in such a catchment.

[ 1840-50; CATCH + -MENT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .