Look up: catchment-area

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   catchment area
   [n] - the geographical area draining into a river or reservoir
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   Catchment Area
   Some admission authorities give priority to children who live in an area around the school.
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   Catchment area
   The area from which a school traditionally draws the majority of its pupils. It dose not, however, take precedence over the published admission criteria for allocating places when schools are over-subscribed.
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   Catchment area
   The geographic area(s) in which the majority of a school's pupils live. Sometimes referred to as a 'school zone'.  Pupils that live in a catchment area do not necessarily have an entitlement to attend the school. (see also zone)
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   catchment area
   <epidemiology> A geographic area defined and served by a health program or institution. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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   catchment area
   catchment basin noun the geographical area draining into a river or reservoir
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   Catchment area
   A `Catchment area` may be: * drainage basin: a `water catchment area` or `watershed` in physical geography. * catchment area (human geography): a term within human geography defining the area and population from which a city or individual service attracts visitors or customers. * an airport catchment area: a variant of catchment area (human geography) used in airline industry. * a catchment is any device or structure that captures water
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   catchment area
   the geographical region drained by one body of water. the area whose residents are served by a specialized health care agency. Called also catchment.
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   catchment area
   catchment area or drainage basin,area drained by a stream or other body of water. The limits of a given catchment area are the heights of land—often called drainage divides, or watersheds—separating it from neighboring drainage systems. The amount of water reaching the river, reservoir, ...
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