millpond

[ mil-pond ]

/ ˈmɪlˌpɒnd /

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noun

a pond for supplying water to drive a mill wheel.

Nearby words

milliroentgen, millisecond, millivolt, milliwatt, millième, millpond, millrace, millrind, millrun, mills, mills bomb

Origin of millpond

First recorded in 1640–50; mill¹ + pond

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Examples from the Web for millpond

And is the strait longas long as to the end of the millpond?
A Little Girl in Old St. Louis|Amanda Minnie Douglas
One was shot by a blacksmith on a millpond with a long-range Sharp's rifle, and many of the neighbors went far to see it.
The Story of My Boyhood and Youth|John Muir
Two of them, then three, four, as they came out on the bank of a millpond.
Ride Proud, Rebel!|Andre Alice Norton
Beside it, reflecting the golden glory of autumn trees, was the millpond.
Gypsy Flight|Roy J. Snell

Now he reaches the bridge that crosses the millpond, pauses for breath, then proceeds on.
An Outcast|F. Colburn Adams

British Dictionary definitions for millpond

millpond

/ (ˈmɪlˌpɒnd) /

noun

a pool formed by damming a stream to provide water to turn a millwheel

any expanse of calm waterthe sea was a millpond

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millpond

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millpond

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