A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matter that would not pass readily through the sewer.

A facility to catch debris flows, to trap vegetative and sedimentary debris, such as gravel, boulders, branches, trunks; but allow water to drain; to prevent destruction from debris inundation and surge front downstream.

Synonym of washbasin

Alternative spelling of pudding basin

Alternative spelling of washbasin

(geology) A geologic structure, a basin (“bowl, depression, hole”) in harder rock that is filled-in with sediments.

A broad pool of water on a canal system where barges / canal boats can moor and load or unload cargo.

(geography) A large mining and industrial region in eastern Ukraine, notable for its large coal reserves.

The area surrounding Lake Chad and constituting the largest inland drainage area in Africa, with three major streams, the Komadugu Yobe, Logone, and Chari.

(hydrology) A topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet.