basin

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) enPR: bā'sĭn, IPA ^(key): /ˈbeɪsɪn/

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Noun

Singular basin

Plural basins

A basin

The Death Valley Basin between two mountains

1. (countable) A container that is wider than it is deep.
2. Anything that looks like a container.
3. A low, wide place on the earth.

   The people living in the Amazon basin depend on the river.