fish-pond

A small fish-pond sits in the center of a peaceful garden.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A pond for raising or keeping fish: "fish-pond" refers to a body of water, typically artificial or controlled, specifically designed and used for the cultivation, storage, or breeding of fish.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The farmer dug a fish-pond in his backyard to raise carp for food. (A pond intended for fish cultivation.)
  • Children enjoyed feeding the fish in the ornamental fish-pond at the park. (A decorative pond containing fish.)

Advanced Usage

• "a fish-pond" used jokingly for the sea: In informal or humorous contexts, "fish-pond" can refer to the sea or ocean, implying it is a vast body of water full of fish.
  • He fell into the fish-pond while sailing. (Humorous: meaning he fell into the sea.)

Variants and Related Words

• Fishpond (n): a variant spelling of "fish-pond" (often written as a single word).
  • The garden features a small fishpond with goldfish. (A pond for fish.)
• Fish farming (n): the practice of raising fish commercially in enclosures such as ponds.
  • Fish farming is common in rural areas, often using fish-ponds. (Commercial fish cultivation.)

Synonyms

• Fish tank: a glass or acrylic container for fish, usually indoors (though smaller than a pond).
• Aquaculture pond: a technical term for a pond used in fish farming.
• Pond: a general term for a small body of water; "fish-pond" specifies its purpose.

Related Idioms

• To make a fish-pond of something: an idiom meaning to treat something as a source of easy profit or amusement, often implying misuse.
  • He made a fish-pond of the company's funds, spending recklessly. (He treated the funds as if they were endlessly available.)