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  2. List of drainage basins by area - Wikipedia

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    The list of drainage basins by area identifies basins (also known as "catchments" or, in North American usage, "watersheds"), sorted by area, which drain to oceans, mediterranean seas, rivers, lakes and other water bodies. All basins larger than 400,000 km 2 (150,000 sq mi) are included

  3. Sink - Wikipedia

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    A sink (also known as basin in the UK) is a bowl-shaped plumbing fixture for washing hands, dishwashing, and other purposes. Sinks have a tap (faucet) that supplies hot and cold water and may include a spray feature to be used for faster rinsing.

  4. Lustral basin - Wikipedia

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    A lustral basin in the West Wing of the Palace of Phaistos. [1]The lustral basin is an architectural form used in Minoan architecture.Consisting of a small sunken room reached by a staircase, they are characteristic of elite architecture of the Neopalatial period (c. 1750-1470 BC).

  5. Piscina - Wikipedia

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    A piscina is a shallow basin placed near the altar of a church, or else in the vestry or sacristy, used for washing the communion vessels. The sacrarium is the drain itself. Lutherans and Anglicans usually refer to the basin, calling it a piscina. [ 1 ]

  6. Washstand - Wikipedia

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    A washstand or basin stand is a piece of furniture consisting of a small table or cabinet, usually supported on three or four legs, and most commonly made of mahogany, walnut, or rosewood, and made for holding a wash basin and water pitcher. The smaller varieties were used for rose-water ablutions, or for hair-powdering.

  7. Category:Basins - Wikipedia

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    This is the category for geologic basins and geographical basins, including geologic oceanic basins, sedimentary basins, geologic depression basins, drainage basins (aka watersheds), and groundwater basins. Some of these are usually thought of in their two-dimensional representation as on a map, however they are all three-dimensional bodies.

  8. Toilet (room) - Wikipedia

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    These rooms are typically referred to in North America as half-bathrooms (half-baths; half of a whole or full-bathroom) in a private residence. [ 1 ] This room is commonly known as a " bathroom " in American English , a "toilet ", "WC", "lavatory" or "loo" in the United Kingdom and Ireland , a "washroom" in Canadian English , and by many other ...

  9. Bathroom - Wikipedia

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    Illustration of a bathroom from the early 20th century, in which appear a bathtub, two towels, a toilet, a sink and two mirrors. A bathroom is a room in which people wash their bodies or parts thereof. It can contain one or more of the following plumbing fixtures: a shower, a bathtub, a bidet, and a sink (also known as a wash basin in the UK).