Phrase Hound found 22 phrases and 9 compound words that contain basins. The most common are listed below. Open basins in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 22
- river basinsplural of river basin: An extent of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a river or series of rivers.
- detention basinsplural of detention basin: A depression in the ground installed on a river or stream, which temporarily fills with rainwater that would otherwise cause flooding or downstream erosion, which can then be released at a controlled rate.
- drainage basinsplural of drainage basin: A topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet; a watershed.
- wash basinsplural of wash basin: A basin used for washing, (now) particularly a permanently installed sink, fitted with a water supply and a drain, for washing the hands and face.
- sedimentary basinsplural of sedimentary basin: A geologic structure, a basin (“bowl, depression, hole”) in harder rock that is filled-in with sediments.
- basins of attractionplural of basin of attraction: Informally, a set of points from which a dynamical system spontaneously moves to a particular attractor.
- canal basinsplural of canal basin: A broad pool of water on a canal system where barges / canal boats can moor and load or unload cargo.
- catch-basinsplural of catch-basin: A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matter that would not pass readily through the sewer.
- debris basinsplural of debris basin: A facility to catch debris flows, to trap vegetative and sedimentary debris, such as gravel, boulders, branches, trunks; but allow water to drain; to prevent destruction from debris inundation and surge front …
- model basinsplural of model basin: A basin or tank used to carry out hydrodynamic tests with ship models, for the purpose of designing a new (full-sized) ship, or refining the design of an existing one.
- pudding basinsplural of pudding basin: A bowl in which raw pudding dough or batter is placed for cooking.
- retention basinsplural of retention basin: A depression in the ground containing a permanent pool of water that is replenished by rainwater which would otherwise cause flooding or erosion, which releases the water at a slow rate into the ground or other …
- sugar basinsplural of sugar basin: A dish for serving sugar.
- tidal basinsplural of tidal basin: A type of basin, usually provided for shipping, where the tide rises and falls, without a constant depth of water.
- water basinsplural of water basin: The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest.
- recharge basinsplural of recharge basin: A depression in the ground which temporarily fills with rainwater that would otherwise cause flooding or erosion, which empties its contents as groundwater.
- catchment basinsplural of catchment basin: A topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet.
- infiltration basinsplural of infiltration basin: A depression in the ground which temporarily fills with rainwater that would otherwise cause flooding or erosion, which empties its contents as groundwater.
- ship model basinsplural of ship model basin: A basin or tank used to carry out hydrodynamic tests with ship models, for the purpose of designing a new (full-sized) ship, or refining the design of an existing one.
- slop-basinsplural of slop-basin: A container used for urinating or defecating when it is impossible or inconvenient to go to a bathroom or toilet; a bedpan, a chamber pot. Commonly used in hospitals, where it is normally called bedpan. Formerly used …
- retarding basinsplural of retarding basin: A depression in the ground installed on a river or stream, which temporarily fills with rainwater that would otherwise cause flooding or downstream erosion, which can then be released at a controlled rate.
- washhand-basinsplural of washhand-basin: A basin used for washing, (now) particularly a permanently installed sink, fitted with a water supply and a drain, for washing the hands and face.
Compound words 9
- subbasinsplural of subbasin: A basin within a larger basin.
- washbasinsplural of washbasin: A basin used for washing, (now) particularly a permanently installed sink, fitted with a water supply and a drain, for washing the hands and face.
- bombasinsplural of bombasin: A twilled or corded fabric made from silk, wool, or cotton dyed black.
- catchbasinsplural of catchbasin: A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matter that would not pass readily through the sewer.
- handbasinsplural of handbasin: washbasin
- interbasinsplural of interbasin: Between river basins
- macrobasinsplural of macrobasin: A relatively large basin (typically, of a large river system)
- metabasinsplural of metabasin: Any of multiple regions whose spatial energy distribution has the form of a basin
- paleobasinsplural of paleobasin: An extinct river basin