impoundment
a body of water confined within an enclosure, as a reservoir.
the act of impounding: towing and impoundment of abandoned vehicles.
the condition of being impounded.
Origin of impoundment
1- Also im·pound·age [im-poun-dij] /ɪmˈpaʊn dɪdʒ/ .
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How to use impoundment in a sentence
She banks the plane so we can see down into another massive impoundment, filled with circles of bright green.
Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco Chronicle Mining Catastrophes in West Virginia | Chris Hedges, Joe Sacco | June 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe primary recommendation is that studies be continued, to document changes that result from impoundment.
Fishes of the Big Blue River Basin, Kansas | W. L. MinckleyPreliminary observations on the presence of stream-inhabiting fishes in Tenkiller Reservoir, a new Oklahoma impoundment.
Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk Counties, Kansas | Artie L. MetcalfWater conservation, water supply, flood and drainage control, and impoundment facilities.
Salona, Fairfax County, Virginia | Ellen AndersonWe impound water without knowing the effects of that impoundment on its quality.
The Nation's River | United States Department of the Interior
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