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| ba·sin [ báyss'n ] (plural ba·sins) |
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1. geography land draining into river or lake: a broad area of land drained by a single river and its tributaries, or draining into a lake
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2. dock near sea: a dock built in a harbor or river that opens to the sea
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3. geography depression in land filled with water: a depression in the Earth's surface that contains water
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4. open container for washing: an open metal, ceramic, or plastic container with sloping sides, typically used for holding water or washing
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5. basin contents: the contents of or amount contained in a basin
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6. geology bowl-shaped depression: a bowl-shaped depression on land or on the ocean floor into which sediments may be deposited
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7. geology circular formation of sloping rock strata: a large circular outcrop of rock in which strata dip inward toward the center
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| [13th century. Via Old French< medieval Latin ba(s)cinus< bacca "water container"] |
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  bas·in·ful noun |
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