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Catch-basin

Catch′-baˊsin

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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.

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catch-basin

catch-basin

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Noun

catch-basin (plural catch-basins)

  1. 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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