debris basins

A form of debris basin — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of debris basin
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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