catchment area — catch‧ment a‧re‧a [ˈkætʆmənt ˌeəriə ǁ ˌeriə] noun [countable] MARKETING the area from which a store gets its customers, a school gets its students etc: • The retailer provided a map of the store’s catchment area. * * * catchment area UK US noun… … Financial and business terms
catchment area — catchment areas 1) N COUNT: oft N of n The catchment area of a school, hospital, or other service is the area that it serves. [BRIT] ...the catchment areas of the district general hospitals. 2) N COUNT In geography, the catchment area of a river… … English dictionary
catchment area — or catchment basin n. 1. DRAINAGE BASIN: also called catchment basin ☆ 2. the geographical area served by a particular government agency, health facility, etc … English World dictionary
Catchment area — A Catchment area may be: * drainage basin: a water catchment area or watershed in physical geography. * catchment area (human geography): a term within human geography defining the area and population from which a city or individual service… … Wikipedia
catchment area — UK [ˈkætʃmənt ˌeərɪə] / US [ˈkætʃmənt ˌerɪə] noun [countable] Word forms catchment area : singular catchment area plural catchment areas 1) British the area for which a school or hospital provides a service 2) the area of land around a river or… … English dictionary
catchment area — vandens baseinas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Sausumos teritorijos dalis, iš kurios vanduo paviršiniu arba požeminiu srautu suteka į vandens objektą (upę, ežerą, jūrą ar kt.). atitikmenys: angl. catchment; catchment area; … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
catchment area — šulinio mitybos sritis statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Vandeningojo sluoksnioplotas, iš kurio judančios požeminio vandens dalelės patenka į šulinį (vandenvietę) ar kitą kaptažo įrenginį ir sudaro jo debitą. atitikmenys: angl … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
catchment area — catch·ment area kach mənt n the geographical area served by an institution * * * the geographic area from which a hospital can expect to receive patients and on which in Britain the designated population of the hospital is based. There is no… … Medical dictionary
catchment area — catch|ment ar|e|a [ˈkætʃmənt ˌeəriə US ˌeriə] n 1.) BrE the catchment area of a school, hospital etc is the area that its students, patients etc come from 2.) technical the area that a river or lake gets water from … Dictionary of contemporary English
Catchment area (human geography) — In human geography: a catchment area is the area and population from which a city or individual service attracts visitors or customers. For example, a school catchment area is the geographic area from which students are eligible to attend a local … Wikipedia
