reservoir

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reservoir

A large reservoir supplies water to the nearby town.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply: A body of water, often created by damming a river, that is stored for use by a community or for irrigation.
    • A container or tank for holding a liquid: A receptacle where a fluid, such as water or oil, is collected and stored.
    • A place where something is kept in store; a reserve or supply: A natural or artificial source from which something is drawn or accumulated.
    • A population, animal, plant, or substance in which an infectious agent lives and multiplies: In medicine and ecology, the habitat where a pathogen normally lives, grows, and reproduces.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (Artificial Lake):
    • The city gets its drinking water from a large reservoir in the mountains.
    • They went fishing in the reservoir.
  • Noun (Storage Tank):
    • Check the oil reservoir in the engine.
    • The pen has a large ink reservoir.
  • Noun (Supply or Reserve):
    • The library is a reservoir of knowledge.
    • She is a reservoir of patience when dealing with children.
  • Noun (Medical/Ecological Source):
    • Birds can be a reservoir for the influenza virus.
    • Standing water acts as a reservoir for mosquitoes.
Advanced Usage
  • "To act as a reservoir for": To serve as a source or host for something, often something undesirable.
    • Old tires left in yards can act as a reservoir for disease-carrying mosquitoes.
  • "Reservoir of goodwill": A deep or accumulated store of positive feeling or trust.
    • His years of honest service built up a considerable reservoir of goodwill with his clients.
Variants and Related Words
  • Reservoir rock (n): In geology, a porous rock that contains petroleum or natural gas.
  • Carbon reservoir (n): A natural feature, like a forest or the ocean, that absorbs and stores carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Synonyms
  • Basin: A natural or artificial hollow place containing water.
  • Cistern: A tank for storing water, especially rainwater.
  • Repository: A place where or receptacle in which things are or may be stored.
  • Stockpile: A large accumulated stock of goods or materials, held in reserve.
  • Host: In biology, an animal or plant on or in which a parasite or commensal organism lives.
Related Phrases
  • Head of the reservoir: The upstream end of a reservoir, often where a river enters.
  • Reservoir capacity: The total volume of water a reservoir can hold.
Related Idioms
  • A reservoir of strength: A deep, hidden source of energy or resilience.
    • In difficult times, she drew on a hidden reservoir of strength.
  • To tap into a reservoir (of something): To access or begin to use a large supply of something.
    • The writer tapped into a deep reservoir of childhood memories for her novel.
reservoir

A large reservoir supplies water to the nearby town.

Noun
  1. 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
  2. tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)
  3. lake used to store water for community use
  4. a large or extra supply of something
    • a reservoir of talent

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