Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retention basin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables
re-ten-tion basin
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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 nearby water bodies.

Inflected Forms

retention basins (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

detention basin infiltration basin

Synonyms

retention pond

Questions

What does retention basin mean?
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 nearby water bodies.

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