Term:
Drainage basin; zone of precipitation; catchment area; catchment basin; watershed; drainage area
Definition:
An area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet.; An area in which the natural hydrological boundaries drain to a common point on a watercourse, usually a confluence of streams or rivers (also known as drainage area or, catchment).
Domain:
Water
Source:
WordNet online database, Princeton University, 2009 (http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=catchment%20area); DN, CSCM, FAO, 2009.; FRA, FAO, 2005 (http://www.fao.org/docrep/007/ae354e/AE354E30.htm).
