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Polish to English translations [PRO] Science - Geography | |||||||
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4 | river watershed/basin/catchment area/catchment basin/drainage area/drainage basin |
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2 | riverside |
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riverside Explanation: riverside The bank or area alongside a river. https://www.thefreedictionary.com/riverside Definicja: https://sjp.pwn.pl/doroszewski/przyrzecze;5486988.html |
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river watershed/basin/catchment area/catchment basin/drainage area/drainage basin Explanation: Obszar przylegający do rzeki głównej nieob-jęty zlewniami cząstkowymi tworzy tzw. przyrzecze. Inaczej rzecz ujmując, jest to obszar, z którego woda odprowadzana jest bezpośrednio do rzeki głównej. http://imig.pl/pliki/artykuly/2014-1/2014-1_003-010_Kolerski... Watersheds New York's waters (lakes, rivers and streams) fall within one of 17 major watersheds, or drainage basins. A watershed is an area of land that drains water into a specific body of water. Watersheds include networks of rivers, streams, and lakes and the land area surrounding them. Watersheds are separated by high elevation geographic features (mountains, hills, ridges). https://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/26561.html watershed Watershed is a geographical term, originally. The area that drains into a single river is the watershed for that river. Watershed can also mean a ridge, like that formed by a chain of mountains, which sends water to two different rivers on either side. (...) the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet Synonyms: basin, catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, drainage basin, river basin https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/watershed |
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