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   Ba·sin

   /ˈbās(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a bowl for washing, typically attached to a wall and having faucets connected to a water supply; a washbasin. British Similar bowldishpanpotcontainerreceptaclevessel
   • 2. a wide, round open container, especially one used for holding liquid: "she poured water from the jug into the basin"
   • 3. a natural depression on the earth's surface, typically containing water: "the Indian Ocean basin" Similar valleyhollowgullygorgeravinebedchanneldipdepressionconcavitytrough
   • ▪ the tract of country drained by a river and its tributaries, or which drains into a lake or sea: "the Amazon basin"
   • ▪ an enclosed area of water where vessels can be moored: "a yacht basin"
   • ▪ a circumscribed rock formation where the strata dip toward the center.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French bacin, from medieval Latin bacinus, from bacca ‘water container’, perhaps of Gaulish origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. basinful noun

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