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catchment area

catch·ment ar·e·a (plural catch·ment ar·e·as)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. area covered by service: the area from which a particular school or hospital will accept pupils or patients

2. drainage area: the area of land that drains rainfall into a river or lake

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