Basin

Basin may refer to:

• Basin (chanson de geste), a poem about Charlemagne's childhood
• basin (maritime), the area of a drydock which can be flooded and drained
• basin of attraction (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
• pudding basin, a bowl in which raw pudding dough or batter is placed for cooking
• tidal basin, an area that fills with water at high tide
• wash basin - a sink or bowl to contain water for cleaning hands and other minor ablutions
  • emesis basin - kidney-shaped bowl used in convalescent settings