1844, from catch (v.) + -ment.

The geographical area from which a retail destination draws its trade. Sometimes measured in terms of 'Drive Time'.

a natural or artificial basement for trapping water. One natural version catches rainfall and feeds it into a stream that drains the catchment area.

Area drained by a river or river system. Also area drained by a sewerage system.

An area that collects and drains rainwater.

(n) a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)

The area of land drained by a river and its tributaries.

A geographical area, defined by topography, from which all runoff water will drain into a single river system or reservoir. Often used as a synonym for a watershed or a river basin.

The area of land from which surface and ground water drains into a river or other watercourse (stream, wetlands).

The catchment of a bathing water is the surrounding area of land that drains water into that bathing water

a) A catching or collecting of water, especially rainwater, b) A structure, such as a basin or reservoir, used for collecting or draining water, c) The amount of water collected in such structure, [..]

the whole area of land drained by a river or body of water and all its tributaries.

In WebCAT, a catchment area contains all the places that can be reached within a specified travel time from a specified place. We often calculate the population or number of workplaces within the catc [..]

An area of land drained by a river and its tributaries (streams etc.). Clean Air Acts

A valley defined naturally by the watershed line along the tops of the ridges that separate it from a neighbouring catchment. The area within this watershed line is the catchment area from which rainfall flows into a river or reservoir.

the total area draining into a river, reservoir, or other body of water[3]

any structure or land feature which catches and holds water * '''1998''', ''Isotope Tracers in Catchment Hydrology'' (preface) by C. Kendall and J.J. McDonnell *: ...that streamflow generated duri [..]