The Collaborative International Dictionary
Catch-basin
Catch-basin \Catch"-ba`sin\, n.
A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter
discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matters which would
not pass readily through the sewer.
--Knight.
Wiktionary
catch-basin
alt. 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. n. 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.
Usage examples of "catch-basin".
It consisted of enormous voids of stone catch-basins sometimes surrounded by stone posts, with monumental effrontery.