catch basin

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Definition of catch basin in English Turkish dictionary

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English - English

Definition of catch basin in English English dictionary

A drain for a low or wet spot, with pipe exiting the side and a pit at the bottom to collect sediment

The part of the storm water runoff control system that conducts water from the street to the system of pipes, canals, channels and rivers The catch basin at the corner of Rome Drive and Rome Court conducts water under the street and onto the upper surface of Rainbow Canyon

a box-shaped receptacle fitted with a grilled inlet and a pipe outlet drain to collect rain water and floating debris from the roadway surface and to retain solid material for periodic removal Catch basins are usually installed beneath a bridge floor or within the approach roadway, with the grilled inlet adjacent to the roadway curb

  An inlet to a storm or combined sewer equipped with a sediment sump, and sometimes a hood, on its outlet pipe to the sewer Catch basins prevent clogging of sewers by sediment and debris washed off streets, and provide a water seal against the venting of sewer gases Catch basins must be cleaned out regularly to function properly

a depression, trench, or pit, which is a collection point for drainage, either water or spilled oil, that provides a means of containment for and prevents the uncontrolled discharge of the collected liquid from a facility or oil storage area

A structure usually buried, where surface water is captured and conveyed into pipes and/or where piping (often of different sizes) is connected

a receptacle, commonly box shaped and fitted with a grilled inlet and a pipe outlet drain, designed to collect the rain water and floating debris from the roadway surface and retain the solid material so that it may be periodically removed

a below-ground structure designed to collect and convey water into the storm sewer system The design allows sediment to fall to the bottom of the catch basin and not directly into the pipe

A chamber or well, usually at the street curb line, for the admission of surface water to a sewer or sub-drain, having at its base a sediment sump to retain grit and below detritus the point of overflow; whereas, a stormwater inlet does not have a sump and does not trap sediment

A constructed basin at and immediately upstream of culvert openings to slow water velocity and trap sediment before water flows through the culvert

Related Terms

catchbasin

A structure at the point where a street gutter empties into a sewer, built to catch debris that would not easily pass through the sewer

catchbasin

Buried basins that collect runoff from the streets and other ground surfaces, and are typically located below curb grates seen in the streets They capture solid materials in the runoff and provide for the conveyance of the cleaner runoff through catchbasin leads (piping) to the sewer system

catchbasin

A collection structure below ground designed to collect and convey water into the storm sewer system It is designed so that sediment falls to the bottom of the catchbasin and not directly into the pipe

catchbasin

A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matters which would not pass readily through the sewer

catchbasin

An inlet to a storm or combined sewer equipped with a sediment sump on its outlet pipe to the sewer Catchbasins can collect some of the sediment and debris washed off the streets, and help to provide a water seal against the venting of sewer gases

Hyphenation

catch ba·sin

Turkish pronunciation

käç beysın

Pronunciation

/ˈkaʧ ˈbāsən/ /ˈkæʧ ˈbeɪsən/