Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

detention basin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables
de-ten-tion basin
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

detention basins (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

infiltration basin retention basin

Synonyms

retarding basin detention pond dry pond

Questions

What does detention basin mean?
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.

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