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PRONUNCIATION OF CATCHWATER

catchwater  [ˈkætʃˌwɔːtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CATCHWATER

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Catchwater is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CATCHWATER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Catchwater

A catchwater is a large-scale man-made device for catching surface runoff from hills and channelling it to reservoirs for later usage as a part of the public water supply. Catchwaters may take the form of concrete canals, such as in Hong Kong, where there are many. Alternatively, they may take the form of a large concrete sheet, smothering a hill, and preventing rainfall from entering the rock strata, with a smaller channeling system for transport of the water to the storage tank - this latter system is in operation in Gibraltar. Due to the expense of these systems, they are generally only to be found where there is an extreme shortage of freshwater, because of geographical or political issues.

Definition of catchwater in the English dictionary

The definition of catchwater in the dictionary is a drain or ditch which catches water.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CATCHWATER


backwater
ˈbækˌwɔːtə
blackwater
ˈblækˌwɔːtə
breakwater
ˈbreɪkˌwɔːtə
Bridgwater
ˈbrɪdʒˌwɔːtə
Derwentwater
ˈdɜːwəntˌwɔːtə
dishwater
ˈdɪʃˌwɔːtə
ditchwater
ˈdɪtʃˌwɔːtə
Drinkwater
ˈdrɪŋkˌwɔːtə
feedwater
ˈfiːdˌwɔːtə
floodwater
ˈflʌdˌwɔːtə
freshwater
ˈfrɛʃˌwɔːtə
meltwater
ˈmɛltˌwɔːtə
pump-water
ˈpʌmpˌwɔːtə
rainwater
ˈreɪnˌwɔːtə
saltwater
ˈsɔːltˌwɔːtə
shearwater
ˈʃɪəˌwɔːtə
sweetwater
ˈswiːtˌwɔːtə
tidewater
ˈtaɪdˌwɔːtə
Ullswater
ˈʌlzˌwɔːtə
wastewater
ˈweɪstˌwɔːtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CATCHWATER

catchier
catchiest
catchiness
catching
catching pen
catchline
catchment
catchment area
catchment basin
Catchment board
catchpennies
catchpenny
catchpole
catchpoll
catchup
catchwater drain
catchweed
catchweight
catchword
catchy

WORDS THAT END LIKE CATCHWATER

above the water
bath water
blood is thicker than water
bottled water
distilled water
drinking water
fresh water
Greater
head of water
holy water
in deep water
in hot water
like a fish out of water
mineral water
salt water
surface water
tap water
test the water
underwater
waste water
water

Synonyms and antonyms of catchwater in the English dictionary of synonyms

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引水道
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Catchwater
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catchwater
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झरे पाणी
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Trends of use of catchwater

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CATCHWATER»

The term «catchwater» is used very little and occupies the 176.617 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CATCHWATER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about catchwater

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CATCHWATER»

Discover the use of catchwater in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to catchwater and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Water Supply
A catchwater is usually a channel that leads water from some remote catchment into an impounding reservoir. The remote catchment would not otherwise contribute any flow to the reservoir so the flow of the catchwater increases the yield of ...
Ratnayaka, Don D. Ratnayaka, Malcolm J. Brandt, 2009
2
The Natural House: A Complete Guide to Healthy, ...
Catchwater systems come in many shapes and sizes. They also serve many purposes. Some systems provide all of the water needed to support residents of a house. They may even provide water for irrigation and other outside activities.
Daniel D. Chiras, 2000
3
Sessional Papers
Also there are frequently catchwater conduits which may follow the contours of the neighbouring hills for several miles, collecting all the water draining from these bills, and eventually discharging their contents into the reservoir. In the case of ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1902
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The Scottish Law Reporter Containing Reports ...: Of Cases ...
On the east side, from some remote period before living memory, and certainly for at least sixty years, an artificial cut or lade to lead off water to the Dillichip Works ( now occupied by the defenders), and a catchwater projecting up the river so as ...
5
Forest Road Operations in the Tropics
6.4.3 Catchwater Ditches It is often useful to make a catchwater or intercepting ditch above a cut to stop the water before it reaches the face of the cut slope and to lead it to a drainage channel, preventing it from reaching the road. A catchwater ...
John Sessions, 2007
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Papers on lead-poisoning and water supplies
Xossmoor Catchwater Conduit to Ringstone Reservoir. Oct. 3rd MM. kiver Washburn Wicken Springs. Springs, west side of Teoman Hey Reservoir. 0*den Clough lanirfen Stream flareden Brook - Prickshaw Brook Rivelin Brook - Strines Brook ...
Great Britain. Local Government Board. Medical Officer, Houston, 1903
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Bills, Public
first parties of the catchwater drain (Work Nnmbe'r Four) referred to in A.D. 1901i' 7 the Order and shown on the deposited plans therein mentioned so far as -— they affect her lands including the farms of Haupland and Meadowhead. Seco'nd.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1901
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Papers by command
Passing next to the re-action of the various "feeding" streams (springs, catchwater conduits, rivers, &c.) the subjoined table is of interest. Owing to the large number of tests that were made only those streams are given which are of some ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1903
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Geotechnical Engineering - Meeting Society Needs -
Ken K. S. Ho, K. S. Li. Figure I Event tree for catchwater natural terrain relative risk assessment. Geotechnical Engineering, Ho & Li (Eds.) 0 2001 M £. Ho (1996 ) was used to determine the potential of the debris flow reaching the access road  ...
Ken K. S. Ho, K. S. Li, 2001
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Cases Decided in the Court of Session: Court of Justiciary, ...
If a boat went down there before the bridge was built I think it would be in very great danger of striking the catchwater wall. (Q.) Therefore that was not a part of the channel that could be used for navigation 'l-(A.) Certainly not exactly at the side ...
Middleton Rettie, 1877

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CATCHWATER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term catchwater is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hong Kong airport boss sees nothing for visitors but Disney and …
Most of all, what about our magnificent country parks with hundreds of kilometres of superb hill walking and catchwater trails that wind you in ... «South China Morning Post, Jun 15»
2
Lincoln roads closed as cows make bid for freedom
... herd escaped from, with the nearest place to have any cows down a side street off Skellingthorpe Road, on the opposite side of Catchwater. «The Lincolnite, May 15»
3
Four barking deer killed by concrete 'death trap' on Lantau
... Supplies Department catchwater between Tong Fuk and Shek Pik in ... both deer had stumbled into the concrete-lined catchwater in search ... «South China Morning Post, May 15»
4
Desert slowly ditches grass, goes brown on landscaping
... desert landscaping into their common areas like the catchwater basin in which they're standing in Sun City Shadow Hills on Tuesday in Indio. «The Desert Sun, Apr 15»
5
Curbs imposed on Hong Kong trail running 'to protect country parks'
The Moontrekker, meanwhile, will reduce its field from about 1,700 runners to 1,000, and use a revised route that goes along the catchwater ... «South China Morning Post, Mar 15»
6
Cool Spaces: Cutwater 28 makes cruising a comfort
Those amenities combined with the interior nods to comfort and function make the Catchwater 28 a good choice for individuals, couples or ... «AL.com, Mar 15»
7
Hong Kong's best hikes during the winter
Eastwards, the trail is mostly along a catchwater road, and somewhat monotonous. It's better to retrace your steps to Tai O or, if you have ... «South China Morning Post, Jan 15»
8
Businessman considering legal action over Burgh le Marsh bypass …
Brian Disdale, who runs Catchwater Meadows off the A158 at Burgh le Marsh, said his business has been seriously affected after resurfacing ... «East Lindsey Target, Dec 14»
9
No stopping Kang as he strolls to an easy victory
Event organiser Lee Ho-tung said that the poachers had been driving on the closed-to-traffic catchwater road to transport speedboats, from ... «South China Morning Post, Dec 14»
10
New 52-homes Lincoln estate approved amid flooding concerns
The site is in flood zone 2 and is adjacent to the Catchwater Drain, which a number of objections highlighted. The proposal has been revised to ... «The Lincolnite, Dec 14»

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