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   Res·er·voir

   /ˈrezə(r)ˌvwär/

   

   noun

   • 1. a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply. Similar poollakepondwater supplytechnical:waterbodylochtankcenote
   • ▪ a supply or source of something: "tapping into a universal reservoir of information" Similar stockstorestockpilereserve(s)supplyaccumulationbankpoolfundcachehoard
   • ▪ a place where fluid collects, especially in rock strata or in the body.
   • ▪ a receptacle or part of a machine designed to hold fluid. Similar receptaclecontainerholderrepositorytanksump
   • ▪ a population, tissue, etc., that is chronically infested with the causative agent of a disease and can act as a source of further infection.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French réservoir, from réserver ‘to reserve, keep’.

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   Synonyms for RESERVOIR: supply, pool, inventory, repertoire, stock, budget, fund, source, resource, force.

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   noun. These are words and phrases related to reservoir. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of reservoir. The reservoir supplies the city's water. Synonyms. water reserve. basin. millpond. well. fount. cistern. Grandpa had his own backyard gasoline reservoir. Synonyms. tank. receptacle. container.

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   waterbody. n. mines. n. Another way to say Reservoir? Synonyms for Reservoir (other words and phrases for Reservoir).

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   Definition. a natural or artificial lake for storing water for community use. Torrents of water gushed into the reservoir. Synonyms. lake. pond. basin. See examples for synonyms. 2 (noun) in the sense of repository.