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   basin

   /ˈbeɪs(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. a bowl for washing, typically attached to a wall and having taps connected to a water supply; a washbasin. British Similar bowldishpanpotcontainerreceptaclevessel
   • 2. a wide open container used for preparing food or for holding liquid: "she poured water from the jug into the basin"
   • 3. a circular or oval valley or natural depression on the earth's surface, especially one containing water: "the loch is cupped in a shallow basin among low hills" Similar valleyhollowgullygorgeravinebedchanneldipdepressionconcavitytrough
   • ▪ the tract of country drained by a river and its tributaries, or which drains into a lake or sea: "the Amazon basin"
   • ▪ an enclosed area of water where boats can be moored: "the gravel pit is to be used as a yacht basin"
   • ▪ a circumscribed rock formation where the strata dip towards the centre.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French bacin, from medieval Latin bacinus, from bacca ‘water container’, perhaps of Gaulish origin.

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   • 1. basinful noun

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   What is a basin drained by a river?

   • A region drained by a river and its tributaries. A low-lying area on the Earth's surface in which thick layers of sediment have accumulated. Some basins are bowl-shaped while others are elongate. Basins form through tectonic processes, especially in fault-bordered intermontane areas or in areas where the Earth's crust has warped downwards.

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   What does basin mean?

   • Pick the best words! A quiz to (peak/peek/pique) your interest. The meaning of BASIN is an open usually circular vessel with sloping or curving sides used typically for holding water for washing. How to use basin in a sentence.

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   What is a basin in a sentence?

   • First let us take the case of a basin in which the water is allowed to flow out through a hole in its centre. Basin definition: a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.. See examples of BASIN used in a sentence.

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   What is a coal basin or coal field called?

   • A coal basin or coal field is an isolated or circumscribed formation, particularly where the strata dip inward, on all sides, toward a center. It is especially applied to coal formations.

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   • English (US)

     an open, round container shaped like a bowl with sloping...

   • Znaczenie Basin, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     BASIN definicja: 1. an open, round container shaped like a...

   • Traditional

     BASIN translate: 容器, 盆;水盆, 一盆（的量）, 洗手池;洗臉盆, 區域, 流域, 船塢；內灣....

   • Basin: French Translation

     basin translate: cuvette [feminine], bassin [masculine],...

   • Basin: Arabic Translation

     BASIN translate: حَوْض المَغْسَلة, وِعاء كَبير. Learn more...

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     basin translate: lavabo, gibrell. Learn more in the...

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