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basin [ˈbeɪsn] N

1. basin:

basin (for cooking)
ми́ска f
basin (for washing hands)
таз m

2. basin geo:

basin
бассе́йн m реки́

drainage basin N

river basin N

wash-hand basin N

wash-hand basin → washbasin

See also washbasin

washbasin [ˈwɒʃˌbeɪsn, Am ˈwɑ:ʃ-] N

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These totals were slightly above the long-term average of 5.4 cyclonic storms for the basin.
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The area of its basin is 16,000 km.
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It is 140 km long, and the area of its basin 5860 km2.
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In the beginning, there were 150 silk reeling machines (300 basins), and about 400 female workers operated the machines in the mill.
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The basin is about 100 mi in length and averages six miles (10 km) wide.
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The loch is situated in a granite basin and has several small islands and some beaches on its shore.
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It flows for 32 kilometres and has a basin area of 208.8 km.
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The additional gate limited the amount of water that needed to be let in, so that only the basin needed to be raised.
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The area of its basin is 18,000km2 sqmi.
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The loch occupies a basin produced by the overdeepening of the valley by glacial erosion, along an east-west fault line.
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