retention basin

NOUN
15 LETTERS · STARTS WITH R

retention basin is a valid 15-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1T1E1N1T1I1O1N1B3A1S1I1N1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING

What does retention basin mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream.