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catchment basin vs geographical area

geographical area vs catchment basin

catchment basin and geographical area both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
catchment basin Yes No No No
geographical area Yes No No No
As nouns, geographical area is a hypernym of catchment basin; that is, geographical area is a word with a broader meaning than catchment basin:
  • catchment basin: the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
  • geographical area: a demarcated area of the Earth
Other hypernyms of catchment basin include geographic area, geographic region, geographical region.
catchment basin (noun) geographical area (noun)
the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet a demarcated area of the Earth
Difference between catchment basin and geographical area

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