Basin
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Basin may mean:
- Drainage basin, a hydrological basin or catchment basin, a region of land where water drains downhill into a specified body of water
- Sedimentary basin, a low and usually sinking region that is filled with sediments from adjacent positive areas
- Structural basin, in geology, referring to the basin-shaped warping of underlying bedrock in a region
- Depression (geology), a landform lower than the surrounding area, such as the Kalahari Basin
- Oceanic basin, anywhere on Earth that is covered by seawater
- A downdropped fault block, or graben, which fill with sediments
- Wash basin, a bowl (vessel) designed to contain water for the purpose of cleaning hands and other minor ablutions; see also sink
- An emesis basin is a specific type of basin
- Pudding basin, a kitchen utensil of a rounded internal form and wider at its open top
- Basin, or dock (maritime), used for the reception of boats, in which the water level is maintained; also called a tidal basin or canal basin
- Basin of attraction, in the mathematics of nonlinear systems
In places:
- Basin, Wyoming
- The Basin, Victoria
- The Basin, a geologic feature within Franconia Notch State Park in New Hampshire, United States
- The Basin Harbor Club in Vergennes, Vermont