reservoir

American  

[rez-er-vwahr, -vwawr, -vawr, rez-uh-] / ˈrɛz ərˌvwɑr, -ˌvwɔr, -ˌvɔr, ˈrɛz ə- /

noun

1. a natural or artificial place where water is collected and stored for use, especially water for supplying a community, irrigating land, furnishing power, etc.

2. a receptacle or chamber for holding a liquid or fluid.

3. Geology.  pool16

4. Biology.  a cavity or part that holds some fluid or secretion.

5. a place where anything is collected or accumulated in great amount.

   Synonyms:

   stockpile , fund , pool , store , hoard

6. a large or extra supply or stock; reserve.

   a reservoir of knowledge.

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reservoir British  

/ ˈrɛzəˌvwɑː /

noun

1. a natural or artificial lake or large tank used for collecting and storing water, esp for community water supplies or irrigation

2. a receptacle for storing gas, esp one attached to a stove

3. biology a vacuole or cavity in an organism, containing a secretion or some other fluid

4. anatomy another name for cisterna

5. a place where a great stock of anything is accumulated

6. a large supply of something; reserve

   a reservoir of talent

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reservoir Scientific  

/ rĕz′ər-vwär′ /

1. A natural or artificial pond or lake used for the storage of water.

2. An underground mass of rock or sediment that is porous and permeable enough to allow oil or natural gas to accumulate in it.

3. An organism that is the host for a parasitic pathogen or that directly or indirectly transmits a pathogen to which it is immune.

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Etymology

Origin of reservoir

1680–90; < French réservoir, equivalent to réserv ( er ) to reserve + -oir -ory ²

Example Sentences

A spokesperson from Yorkshire Water said reservoir levels were recovering well, now standing at 84.6% full, up from 80.5% last week.

From BBC

French military chiefs are broadly in favour of the new measure, which they hope will create a reservoir of trained personnel able to back up professional soldiers and replace them in non-frontline tasks.

From BBC

ALT5 is one of the new wave of “digital asset treasury” companies, which are publicly traded stocks that hold a reservoir of cryptocurrencies.

From Barron's

California receives the vast bulk of its rain and snow between December and March, trapping the runoff in its reservoirs to mete out during the hot, dry seasons that follow.

From Los Angeles Times

“Draining the Santa Ynez reservoir was necessary to protect public health while repairing the tear in its cover and required by both federal and state regulations,” the report says.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• basin
• cistern
• container
• lake
• pond
• pool
• reserve
• source
• stockpile
• storage
• supply
• tank