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reservoir

UK
/ˈrɛzəvwɑː/
US
/ˈrɛzərˌvwɑr/

Translations

reservoirnoun
reservoirs
pl
UK
/ˈrɛzəvwɑː/
US
/ˈrɛzərˌvwɑr/
The city built a new reservoir to store water for the dry season.
Город построил новое водохранилище для хранения воды на сухой сезон.
The oil company installed a large reservoir to hold crude oil.
Нефтяная компания установила большой резервуар для хранения сырой нефти.
Synonyms
tank
storage
lake
pond
cistern
repository
source
supply
reservoirverb
reservoired
Past Simple
reservoired
Past Participle
reservoiring
Gerund
UK
/ˈrez.ə.vwɑː/
US
/ˈrez.ɚ.vwɑr/
Rare, chiefly technical: to store or accumulate something in a reservoir.
Synonyms
store
save
reserve
cache
hoard
collect
accumulate
stockpile
retain
contain
hold
reservoiradjective
Often used attributively before another noun to describe something related to or intended for a reservoir.
Synonyms
storage
storing
holding
reservoir-like
collecting
retentive

Definitions

reservoirnoun
A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
The city built a reservoir to ensure a steady supply of water during the dry season.
A place where fluid collects, especially in the body.
The doctor explained that the cyst acted as a reservoir for the excess fluid.
A supply or source of something.
The library is a reservoir of knowledge for the community.
An underground pool of hydrocarbons trapped in porous or fractured rock, from which oil or gas can be extracted.
The exploration team estimated that the offshore reservoir could yield millions of barrels of oil.
A receptacle or chamber in a machine or device for holding a fluid such as ink, fuel, or hydraulic oil.
The printer's ink reservoir needed to be refilled.
An organism, population, or environment in which an infectious pathogen naturally lives and reproduces, serving as a continuing source of infection.
Rodents act as a reservoir for the hantavirus, allowing it to persist in the wild.
An organism or population in which a pathogen is maintained and from which infection can be transmitted to other hosts.
Wild rodents act as a reservoir for the hantavirus.
reservoirverb
To collect or store (a fluid or other substance) in or as if in a reservoir.
The new dam was designed to reservoir excess rainwater during the monsoon.
reservoiradjective
Relating to, designed for, or characteristic of a reservoir.
Reservoir engineering focuses on maximizing the recovery of hydrocarbons.
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