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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BBC meteorologist David Braine said there was some rain in the forecast for Lundy, but it would take weeks to top up the groundwater and reservoirs the island relied on.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The very dry spring and summer followed record rainfall in the later part of the winter and it was only in March when most of reservoirs in the south-west of England were full.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Two reservoirs along the Russian River in Northern California — Lake Mendocino and Lake Sonoma — are using the approach to hold more water from the October-April storm season for summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
Authorities are also forced to reduce the number of ships that cross the canal because it needs to keep enough rainwater in its reservoirs and lakes to provide freshwater to fill the locks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 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
