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    DETENTION BASIN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstreamplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting spatial position

    Hypernyms ("detention basin" is a kind of...):

    basin; catchment area; catchment basin; drainage area; drainage basin; river basin; watershed (the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet)

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