catch-basin

== English == === Alternative forms === catchbasin catch basin === Noun === catch-basin (plural catch-basins) A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matter that would not pass readily through the sewer. Synonyms: catchpit, storm drain === References === “catch-basin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.