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catchment area en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. An area from which water drains into a particular lake, river, etc.; the catchment area of a large river includes its tributaries.
2. (broadly) The area served by a local institution, such as a hospital or school, or by extension, a railway station.
   • Wealthy parents buying into preferred catchment areas is nothing new and for years families have been moving to Kent for the grammar schools. 2023 October 14, Alexandra Goss, “The school run”, in FT Weekend (House & Home section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1:
   • As well as the new station, the funding will allow the building of the Chelmsford North East bypass, enhancing access to and the catchment area of the station. 2019 October, “Funding for 20tph East London Line service”, in Modern Railways, page 18:

Forms

Synonyms

catchment basin · drainage basin

Translations (13)

de Einzugsgebiet (area served by a local institution) · fr bassin de soins (area served by a local institution) · pl zlewisko (area served by a local institution) · cmn 服務地區 /服务地区 (area served by a local institution) · pl dorzecze (area served by a local institution) · hu vonzáskörzet (area served by a local institution) · hu felvevőpiac (area served by a local institution) · nl verzorgingsgebied (area served by a local institution) · pl zlewnia (area served by a local institution) · fi palvelualue (area served by a local institution) · cmn 招生地區 /招生地区 (area served by a local institution) · hu ellátási/szolgáltatási terület (area served by a local institution) · fi vaikutusalue (area served by a local institution)