catchment area

noun

1. an area served by a hospital, social service agency, etc.
2. drainage basin.

catchment area

noun

1. Also calledcatchment basindrainage areadrainage basin the area of land bounded by watersheds draining into a river, basin, or reservoir
2. the area from which people are allocated to a particular school, hospital, etc

catchment area

/ kăch′mənt,kĕch′- /

1. The area drained by a river or body of water.
2. The area that absorbs water that contributes to a specific region's groundwater supply.

Example Sentences

The city’s most in-demand state schools are in catchment areas with significant numbers of children who attend private schools.

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The Indian external affairs ministry was forced to issue a statement denying this, explaining that the floods had been caused by heavy rains in the catchment areas of the Gumti river.

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Each overflow point is part of a larger network, or catchment area, and rain further away can take time to reach the overflow point.

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This allowed it to estimate the number of people in the Windermere catchment area at any given time.

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Before the appeals process started, 42 children across the Fitzalan High School catchment area did not have a place for September.

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