English Explanatory Dictionary

catch-basin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

catch-basin catch-basins catchbasin catch basin

Synonyms

catchpit storm drain
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