Basin usually refers to water
Basin may mean: Drainage basin, a hydrological basin or catchment basin, a region of land where water drains downhill into a specified body of water Tarim Basin, located in Xinjiang, China and is one of the largest drainage basins in the world. Sedimentary basin, a low and usually sinking region that is filled with sediments from adjacent positive areas Structural basin, in geology, referring to the basin-shaped warping of underlying bedrock in a region Depression (geology), a landform lower than the surrounding area, such as the Kalahari Basin Oceanic basin, anywhere on Earth that is covered by seawater A downdropped fault block, or graben, which fill with sediments Wash basin, a bowl (vessel) designed to contain water for the purpose of cleaning hands and other minor ablutions; see also sink An emesis basin is a specific type of basin Pudding basin, a kitchen utensil of a rounded internal form and wider at its open top Basin, or dock (maritime), used for the reception of boats, in which the water level is maintained; also called a tidal basin or canal basin Basin of attraction, in the mathematics of nonlinear systems In places:
In geography, a basin usually refers to a drainage basin. This is an area where all of the water collects into one spot/river.
basin |?bās?n| noun 1 a bowl for washing, typically attached to a wall and having faucets connected to a water supply; a washbasin. 2 a wide, round open container, esp. one used for holding liquid. 3 a natural depression on the earth's surface, typically containing water : the Indian Ocean basin. ? the tract of country that is drained by a river and its tributaries or drains into a lake or sea : the Amazon basin | a drainage basin. ? an enclosed area of water where vessels can be moored : a yacht basin. ? Geology a circumscribed area within which the rock strata dip toward the center.
It is where the river water goes to.
