reservoir
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.
reservoirs
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pluralof reservoir.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, are at their lowest combined levels since Lake Powell began filling in 1963.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
South-east England relies more heavily on groundwater than reservoirs.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
But while AI could boost the efficiency and use of renewables, the technology has long been used by oil and gas companies to sift through geological data, identify underground reservoirs and streamline fossil fuel production.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
According to Mr. Kean, the Indus Valley people specialized in big infrastructure projects, such as dams, reservoirs and early sewers that carried waste safely out of their settlements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Tocks Dam would have held one of the largest artificial reservoirs in the world, with forty miles of water behind it.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
