catchment vs strait

catchment

noun
  • A catchment area, or the people it serves. 

  • Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water; the collection of such water. 

verb
  • To divide into catchment areas. 

strait

noun
  • A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water. 

  • A narrow pass, passage or street. 

  • A difficult position. 

  • A neck of land; an isthmus. 

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