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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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