catchment

/ˈkatʃmənt/

Etymology

From catch + -ment.

catchment means any structure or land feature which catches and holds water; the collection of such water. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 78 out of 100.

catchment is pronounced /ˈkatʃmənt/.

noun

Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water; the collection of such water.“Do you think that there ought to be some board or some authority for each catchment basin, which must be appointed with adequate powers to prevent the pollution of streams?”
A catchment area, or the people it serves.“The Hospital Plan first set out the objective: a network of large district general hospitals, each providing specialised medical and surgical facilities for a catchment of 200,000 to 300,000 population[…].”

verb

To divide into catchment areas.“the catchmenting of mental health services”