catchingbasket

noun
UK /ˈkætʃɪŋ ˌbɑːskɪt/
US /ˈkætʃɪŋ ˌbæskɪt/

A catching basket is a basket you use to catch and hold things.

The fisherman put the wriggling fish into the catching basket.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A basket-shaped device that catches objects in a machine or process.

The catching basket under the press collects the finished parts.

3. A basket used in sports to catch a ball during practice.

The coach filled the catching basket with tennis balls.

4. A basket placed to catch falling fruit or debris.

They set a catching basket beneath the apple tree.