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reservoir
[ rez-er-vwahr, -vwawr, -vawr, rez-uh- ]
noun
- a natural or artificial place where water is collected and stored for use, especially water for supplying a community, irrigating land, furnishing power, etc.
- a receptacle or chamber for holding a liquid or fluid.
- Geology. pool16
- Biology. a cavity or part that holds some fluid or secretion.
- a place where anything is collected or accumulated in great amount.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- a large or extra supply or stock; reserve:
a reservoir of knowledge.
reservoir
/ ˈɛəˌɑː /
noun
- a natural or artificial lake or large tank used for collecting and storing water, esp for community water supplies or irrigation
- a receptacle for storing gas, esp one attached to a stove
- biology a vacuole or cavity in an organism, containing a secretion or some other fluid
- anatomy another name for cisterna
- a place where a great stock of anything is accumulated
- a large supply of something; reserve
a reservoir of talent
reservoir
/ ĕ′ə-ä′ /
- A natural or artificial pond or lake used for the storage of water.
- An underground mass of rock or sediment that is porous and permeable enough to allow oil or natural gas to accumulate in it.
- An organism that is the host for a parasitic pathogen or that directly or indirectly transmits a pathogen to which it is immune.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of reservoir1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of reservoir1
Example Sentences
The state’s major reservoirs are now at 117% of average levels.
She lives in a house that faces Silver Lake Boulevard and the reservoir loop — a favorite stroll for new parents.
Unesco, the UN's Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, calls the Mongolian Gobi Desert the largest dinosaur fossil reservoir in the world.
The company calls the concept a water farm and is testing a prototype of its pod at a reservoir in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains.
The Civil Corps of Engineers, which oversees some dams, reservoirs and waterways, faces closures in Davis and Apple Valley.
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