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- DictionaryRes·er·voir/ˈrezə(r)ˌvwär/
noun
- 1. a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
: a host organism in which an infectious agent (such as a bacterium or virus) that is pathogenic for some other species lives and multiplies typically without damaging the host. Note: A reservoir serves as a source from which transmission of infection and outbreaks of disease can occur.
RESERVOIR definition: 1. a place for storing liquid, especially a natural or artificial lake providing water for a city…. Learn more.
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. a receptacle or chamber for holding a liquid or fluid.
The word reservoir refers to a place where large amounts of water get stored. It can also be used to describe great amounts of other things, such as when you refer to a trivia expert as a reservoir of useless knowledge.
a natural or artificial lake where water is stored before it is taken by pipes to houses, etc. The water content of the country's reservoirs had fallen to less than 50% of their capacity. They got up early and went for a swim in the reservoir.
res·er·voir. (rĕz′ər-vwär′, -vwôr′, -vôr′) n. 1. A natural or artificial pond or lake used for the storage and regulation of water. 2. A receptacle or chamber for storing a fluid. 3. An underground accumulation of petroleum or natural gas.
A reservoir is an area of subsurface rock containing fluid hydrocarbons. For an oil reservoir to form, porous rock needs to be covered by a nonporous layer such as salt, shale, chalk, or mud rock that can prevent the hydrocarbons from leaking out of the structure.
