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Catchment vs Drainage - What's the difference?

catchment | drainage |

As nouns the difference between catchment and drainage

is that catchment is any structure or land feature which catches and holds water while drainage is a natural or artificial removal of surface and sub-surface water from a given area.

catchment

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • any structure or land feature which catches and holds water

    • drainage

    English

    (wikipedia drainage)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A natural or artificial removal of surface and sub-surface water from a given area.
  • A system of drains.

    • Derived terms

    * positive drainage

    Anagrams

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