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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matter that would not pass readily through the sewer..
There has been expended, during the year, in the three districts, for repairs of sewers and catch basins, for altering man holes and catch basin covers to suit changes of grade of the streets[…]
Use catch-basin when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Catch-basin means A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matter that would not pass readily through the sewer..
Common synonyms include catchpit, storm drain.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
There has been expended, during the year, in the three districts, for repairs of sewers and catch basins, for altering man holes and catch basin covers to suit changes of grade of the streets[…]
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