catchments
英['kætʃmənts]
美['kætʃmənts]
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
-
N-COUNT
(地理学上)汇流，径流，集水；汇流的水
In geography, catchment is the process of collecting water, in particular the process of water flowing from the ground and collecting in a river. Catchment is also the water that is collected in this way.