river basin (n)
basin (n)
watershed#1 (n)
drainage basin#1 (n)
catchment area (n)
catchment basin (n)
drainage area (n)

n08518940

type n
lex_filenum 15
def the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries
def an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
examples flood control in the Missouri basin
Outgoing links
Hypernym geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
Hyponym detention basin; retention basin
Incoming links
Hypernym detention basin; retention basin
Hyponym geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region

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