Basin

{{wiktionary|basin}} '''Basin''' may refer to: {{TOC right}}

==Geography and geology== * Depression (geology) ** Back-arc basin, a submarine feature associated with island arcs and subduction zones

** Drainage basin (hydrology), a topographic region in which all water drains to a common area ** Endorheic basin, a closed topographic low area with no drainage outlet ** Impact basin, a large impact crater ** Retention basin, stormwater runoff to prevent flooding and downstream erosion which includes a permanent pool of water ** Detention basin, a man-made basin used to temporarily store surplus water from rivers. ** Sedimentary basin (sedimentology), a low and usually sinking region that is filled with sediments from adjacent higher areas ** Structural basin, rock strata formed by tectonic warping of previously flat-lying strata *** Oceanic basin, a structural basin covered by seawater *** Pull-apart basin, a section of crust separated by the action of two strike-slip faults ** Tidal basin, an area that fills with water at high tide * Tropical cyclone basins, oceans or areas of oceans used for classifying tropical cyclones

==Objects== * Bowl, a round container ** Pudding basin, a bowl in which raw pudding dough or batter is placed for cooking * Emesis basin, a kidney-shaped bowl used in hospitals etc. for vomit * Sink, a plumbing fixture * Toilet basin, an alternate name for the bowl (pan) of a flush toilet * Wash basin, a sink or bowl to contain water for cleaning hands and other minor washing ** Basin stand or washstand, an obsolete piece of furniture to hold a wash basin, jug, towel, etc.

==Place names== ===Oceania=== * Basin Reserve, New Zealand, a cricket ground in Wellington * The Basin (Rottnest Island), Western Australia * The Basin, New South Wales, Australia, a locality in northern Sydney * The Basin, Victoria, Australia, a suburb in Melbourne

===United States=== * Basin, Alabama * Basin, California, an unincorporated community now named Huntington Lake, California * Basin Mountain (California) * Basin, Mississippi * Basin, Montana * Basin, Wyoming, seat of Big Horn County * Basin Mountain (New York), a summit of the Adirondack Park * Basin Street, New Orleans, Louisiana * Mill Basin, Brooklyn, in New York * The Basin, a river pothole in Franconia Notch State Park

===Elsewhere=== * Basin (Martian crater) * Basin, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland * Bašin, Serbia * Basin, Polish name for Basina, Belarus * Amazon Basin (sedimentary basin)

==Other uses== * "Basin" (chanson de geste), a poem about Charlemagne's childhood * Basin, the area of a dry dock which can be flooded and drained * Basin of attraction, in mathematics, an area of a nonlinear system with an attractor * Canal basin, a docking section of canal wide enough to allow for uninterrupted canal traffic * Basin (horse), American Thoroughbred racehorse * Basin (surname) * Water resource basin, a subdivision of the U.S. hydrologic unit system

==See also== * {{Lookfrom}} * Basan (disambiguation) * Basen (disambiguation) * Bassin (disambiguation)