debris basin

noun

A facility to catch debris flows, to trap vegetative and sedimentary debris, such as gravel, boulders, branches, trunks; but allow water to drain; to prevent destruction from debris inundation and surge front downstream.

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Meanings

noundebris basin (plural debris basins)

plural debris basins

  1. A facility to catch debris flows, to trap vegetative and sedimentary debris, such as gravel, boulders, branches, trunks; but allow water to drain; to prevent destruction from debris inundation and surge front downstream.
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APA

debris basin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debris%20basin

MLA

“debris basin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debris%20basin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “debris basin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debris%20basin.

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