catchment area
noun
1
: an area that serves to catch water
2
: the geographical area served by an institution
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What a great opportunity for the students, staff and alumni of New Trier and ETHS, with catchment areas divided by Isabella Street, located right at this very stadium.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
Since then, there have been no homicides within the catchment area's boundaries for 368 days.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Workers began clearing debris and mud at first light from a catchment area where material had overtopped concrete barriers along the northbound shoulder.
—Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
First off was the catchment area as around 500 million people with enough disposable income live within a four-hour plane flight of Abu Dhabi.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
Since then, there have been no homicides within the catchment area's boundaries for 368 days.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Workers began clearing debris and mud at first light from a catchment area where material had overtopped concrete barriers along the northbound shoulder.
—Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
First off was the catchment area as around 500 million people with enough disposable income live within a four-hour plane flight of Abu Dhabi.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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catchment area
noun
catch·ment area
ˈkach-mənt- 
: the geographical area served by an institution
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