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A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply
“The department added that there are safety mechanisms in place whereby if a sample tested exceeds the safety standard, the water supply from the reservoir can be cut off.”
A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use
“Rain gutters feed a reservoir hooked to a sprinkler system for watering the fruit orchard and grass.”
A receptacle or tank designed to hold something, typically fluid
“Brake fluid sucked from the reservoir by a motor pump is discharged to each of the branched out conduits between the valve and the wheel cylinder.”
A place or source where something, typically water, wells up and gushes out
“There is a gushing reservoir of irony, whimsy and pride in this country.”
A supply or source of something
“Do they act as a reservoir of near-professional talent to plug injury gaps?”
A large mass or accumulation of something
“Scholars who have visited a location many times have built up a reservoir of knowledge about the place.”
A large container for water, used for immersing and washing the body
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