A catchwater is a large-scale man-made device for catching surface runoff from hills and channelling it to reservoirs for later usage as a part of the public water supply. Catchwaters may take the form of concrete canals, such as in Hong Kong, where there are many. Alternatively, they may take the form of a large concrete sheet, smothering a hill,...
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• (n.) A ditch or drain for catching water. See Catchdrain.
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Catch'wa`ter noun A ditch or drain for catching water. See
Catchdrain .
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