basin
IPA: bˈeɪsʌn
noun
- A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.
- (obsolete) A shallow bowl used for a single serving of a drink or liquidy food.
- A depression, natural or artificial, containing water.
- (geography) An area of land from which water drains into a common outlet; drainage basin.
- (geography) A shallow depression in a rock formation, such as an area of down-folded rock that has accumulated a thick layer of sediments, or an area scooped out by water erosion.
- A census-designated place in Jefferson County, Montana
- A town, the county seat of Big Horn County, Wyoming
verb
- To create a concavity or depression in.
- To serve as or become a basin.
- To shelter or enclose in a basin.
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Examples of "basin" in Sentences
- The area is in the Amazon Basin.
- The climate of the basin is hot and arid.
- The municipality is in the basin of the Sonora River.
- Cretaceous sedimentation continued in the Perth Basin.
- The drainage basin to the east is the Powder River basin.
- Meanwhile the basin marks the location of the former lake.
- The depth of the first basin is, the deepest part of the lake.
- The basin itself is a large expanse of water adjacent to the canal.
- The lake supports landlocked salmon and lake trout in the middle basin.
- The World Heritage Site names the basin not the lake as the title of the site.
- The western section in the Congo basin is connected to it by a narrow corridor.
- I seized the porcelain basin from the nightstand, getting it to Penelope’s lap just in time.
- About 167 miles around Lake Pontchartrain basin was oiled, an important area because it buffers New Orleans.
- You're heading out for a walk along the Potomac, maybe up on the title basin (ph), it's going to be a nice morning for you.
- Similarly, driving a haul truck in a big strip mine in Wyomings Powder River basin is no more dangerous than any other job involving heavy machinery.
- The interior of the basin is flat and gently bevelled, creating a delicate “wave,” while its overall shape is exceptionally soft, creating a sense of effortless motion.
- An unearthly silence brooded in the cabin, broken only by Bishop filling a basin from the water-bucket, and by Corliss seeking out his smallest and daintiest house-moccasins and his warmest socks.
- Close to where the boat landed, they were hauling a large frigate out of what they called the basin; and I was so interested with the sight, that I am sorry to say I quite forgot all about the boat's crew, and my orders to look after them.
- Close to where the boat landed, they were hauling a large frigate out of what they called the basin; and I was so interested with the sight, that I am sorry to say, I quite forgot all about the boat's crew, and my orders to look after them.