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Webster 1913 Edition
Catch-basin
Catch′-baˊsin
,Noun.
A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matters which would not pass readily through the sewer.
Knight.
Definition 2024
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English
Alternative forms
- catchbasin
- catch basin
Noun
catch-basin (plural catch-basins)
- 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.
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