Reservoir - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈrezərvwɑːr|
Brit.
|ˈrezəvwɑː|
noun
- a large or extra supply of something
- tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)
- anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies (syn: source)
a reservoir of talent
- lake used to store water for community use- tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)
- anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies (syn: source)
an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival
Extra examples
The pen has a large ink reservoir.
Colleges and universities provide reservoirs of talent for job recruiters.
She found the reservoirs of energy she needed to finish the job.
She found she had reservoirs of unexpected strength.
...the water flowing into the reservoir is sedimenting silt faster than was originally expected...
The reservoir will refill once it begins raining.
The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir
Word forms
noun
singular: reservoir
plural: reservoirs
singular: reservoir
plural: reservoirs
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