millpond
[ mil-pond ]
/ ˈmɪlˌpɒnd /
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noun
a pond for supplying water to drive a mill wheel.
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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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