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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
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
Twenty months after Netanyahu's speech, Israel has exhausted a deep reservoir of goodwill and support among many of its friends in Europe and Canada.
The focus is on the bowels which are "the biggest reservoir of antibiotic resistance in humans" says Dr Blair Merrick, who has been testing the pills at Guys and St Thomas' hospitals.
Hechinger, through previous and new research, found that the snail and its associated trematode parasites can be widely found in lakes and reservoirs across the state.
The last search took place two years ago and was focused around a reservoir to the north-east of where the British toddler was staying.
The previous search was two years ago, focused around a reservoir where Madeleine was last seen.
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