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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

debris basin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables
de-bris basin
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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 downstream.

Inflected Forms

debris basins (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

What does debris basin mean?
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 downstream.

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