catchment area

Example Sentences

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Italy represents Lufthansa’s largest catchment area outside the U.S. and its other home markets, making Italy a key hub for connecting passengers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

At present there are about 24 million chickens being raised in the catchment area – usually in huge sheds.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

In one village, the Fidesz mayor is also the district doctor for a catchment area covering 32 settlements.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

About 24 million chickens, a quarter of the UK's poultry production, are raised in the river's catchment area.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2025

A hundred thousand people lived in the dam catchment area, but up to a million peasant farmers, coming from far away, relied on the clinic.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French