catchment area

noun

: an area that serves to catch water

: the geographical area served by an institution

Examples of catchment area in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web These systems have simplified payment and opened up a much larger employee and employment catchment area beyond the traditional hubs. —

Timothy Papandreou, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 Real-World Testing: Data can predict trends, but nothing beats tasting your own product and getting feedback from real customers from your catchment area. —

Teja Chekuri, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024 This month, the Nature Conservancy, which is leading the project, released the Water Fund’s first statistics, which are based on 4.5 years of preliminary data measuring water flow in six catchment areas. —

Katharine Houreld, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024 But land is still being lost and Conteh points to the fires burning close to the catchment area as a new land grab gets underway. —

David McKenzie, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for catchment area

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Word History

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of catchment area was in 1844

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“Catchment area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catchment%20area. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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