What does cuenca in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word cuenca in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cuenca in Spanish.

The word cuenca in Spanish means basin, basin, socket, mining area. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cuenca

basin

nombre femenino (cauce)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Fueron de excursión a la cuenca del río.
They went on an excursion to the river basin.

basin

nombre femenino (geografía: depresión en terreno)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Una de las preguntas del examen fue sobre diferentes cuencas hidrográficas de la región oeste.
One of the test questions was on different water basins in the Western region.

socket

nombre femenino (cavidad ocular) (eye)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tenía los ojos tan saltones que parecía que se le iban a salir de las cuencas.
His eyes were bulging out so much that it looked like they were going to fall out of their sockets.

mining area

nombre femenino (tierra minera)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las cuencas del norte eran principalmente de carbón.
The mining areas in the north were mostly for coal.

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