reservoir – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
reservoir
n.
large lake for storing water; container used to collect and store water; additional supply, reserve; area or location where something is stored (esp. liquid)
Reservoir
A
reservoir (
etymology: from
French réservoir a "storehouse" ) is an enlarged natural or
artificial lake,
storage pond or
impoundment created using a
dam or
lock to store water. Reservoirs can be created by controlling a stream that drains an existing body of water. They can also be constructed in river valleys using a dam. Alternately, a reservoir can be built by excavating flat ground and/or constructing
retaining walls and
levees.
reservoir
Noun
1. a large or extra supply of something; "a reservoir of talent"
(hypernym) supply
2. lake used to store water for community use
(synonym) artificial lake
(hypernym) lake
(hyponym) Lake Mead
(part-holonym) water system, water supply, water
3. tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)
(hypernym) tank, storage tank
(hyponym) cistern
4. anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies; "an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival"
(synonym) source
(hypernym) thing
Reservoir (das)
n.
reservoir, reserve, large lake for storing water; container used to collect and store water; area or location where something is stored (esp. liquid)
réservoir
nm.
tank, reservoir, cistern
