- basin
- n.
1) a river; tidal basin
2) a handbasin (BE), washbasin, wash-hand (BE) basin
* * *['beɪs(ə)n]tidal basinwash-hand (BE) basinwashbasina rivera handbasin (BE)
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basin
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basin — basin … Dictionnaire des rimes
Basin — may mean:* Drainage basin, 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. *… … Wikipedia
Basin F — was constructed by the United States Army in 1956 at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, to provide for the disposal of contaminated liquid wastes from the chemical manufacturing operations of the Army and its lessee Shell Chemical Company. As originally … Wikipedia
Basin — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Basin (Alabama) Basin (Colorado) Basin (Idaho) Basin (Kalifornien) Basin (Mississippi) Basin (Montana) Basin (West Virginia) Basin (Wyoming) Basin City (Washington) Basin Mills (Maine) Basin… … Deutsch Wikipedia
basin — [ bazɛ̃ ] n. m. • 1642; bombasin 1299, compris plus tard comme bon basin; it. bambagine, de bambagia « coton » 1 ♦ Étoffe croisée dont la chaîne est de fil et la trame de coton. 2 ♦ Tissu damassé présentant des effets de bandes longitudinales. ●… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Basin — Basin, WY U.S. town in Wyoming Population (2000): 1238 Housing Units (2000): 565 Land area (2000): 2.017343 sq. miles (5.224893 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.027172 sq. miles (0.070375 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.044515 sq. miles (5.295268 sq.… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
basin — BASIN. s. m. Étoffe de fil de coton quelquefois mêlée avec du fil de chanvre, semblable à de la futaine, mais plus fine et plus forte. Camisole de basin. Jupe de basin … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
Basin, MT — U.S. Census Designated Place in Montana Population (2000): 255 Housing Units (2000): 146 Land area (2000): 12.840608 sq. miles (33.257020 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 12.840608 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Basin, WY — U.S. town in Wyoming Population (2000): 1238 Housing Units (2000): 565 Land area (2000): 2.017343 sq. miles (5.224893 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.027172 sq. miles (0.070375 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.044515 sq. miles (5.295268 sq. km) FIPS… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Basin — Ba sin, n. [OF. bacin, F. bassin, LL. bacchinus, fr. bacca a water vessel, fr. L. bacca berry, in allusion to the round shape; or perh. fr. Celtic. Cf. {Bac}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A hollow vessel or dish, to hold water for washing, and for various… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Basin — (fr., spr. Basäng), 1) in Frankreich u. den Niederlanden geköpertes, auf Kanesasari gewebtes, aus Flachs u. Hanf mit Baumwolle gemischtes, doch auch ganz baumwollenes Zeug, sonst bes. zu Lyon, jetzt in Champagne, Languedoc, Belgien etc.; auch in… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
