catchment area

noun

1. an area served by a hospital, social service agency, etc.

2. drainage basin.

catchment area

noun

1. Also called: catchment basin.  drainage area.  drainage basin. the area of land bounded by watersheds draining into a river, basin, or reservoir

2. the area from which people are allocated to a particular school, hospital, etc

catchment area

1. The area drained by a river or body of water.

2. The area that absorbs water that contributes to a specific region's groundwater supply.

Example Sentences

However, pupils starting school this week in North Yorkshire will only receive free travel to their nearest school instead of any which is within their catchment area.

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As the only top-flight club for more than 100 miles, Newcastle have a huge catchment area for support and players.

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The authority added that the majority of students at Cantley had come from outside the catchment area and there were surplus places at several nearby schools.

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In Scotland, councils assign primary school places based on catchment areas, or how far away from a school a family lives.

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About 24 million chickens, a quarter of the UK's poultry production, are raised in the river's catchment area.

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