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infiltration basin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables
in-fil-tra-tion basin
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A depression in the ground which temporarily fills with rainwater that would otherwise cause flooding or erosion, which empties its contents as groundwater.

Inflected Forms

infiltration basins (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

detention basin retention basin

Synonyms

recharge basin infiltration pond

Questions

What does infiltration basin mean?
A depression in the ground which temporarily fills with rainwater that would otherwise cause flooding or erosion, which empties its contents as groundwater.

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