Betekenis van:
drainage basin

drainage basin
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • gebied dat op een stroom afwatert
  • the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet

Synoniemen

Hyperoniemen

Hyponiemen

drainage basin
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • neerslaggebied
  • the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet

Synoniemen

Hyperoniemen

Hyponiemen


Voorbeeldzinnen

  1. Farms in the drainage basin of the Tagliamento river:
  2. The development of agriculture in the Baltic Sea drainage basin has likewise caused excessive inputs of fertilisers and organic material leading to advanced eutrophication, and the introduction of non-endemic alien organisms into the environment.