Definitions for: Reservoir

[n] tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)
[n] lake used to store water for community use
[n] a large or extra supply of something; "a reservoir of talent"

Webster (1913) Definition: Res"er*voir` (r[e^]z"[~e]r*vw[^o]r`; 277), n. [F.
r['e]servoir, fr. LL. reservatorium. See Reservatory.]
1. A place where anything is kept in store; especially, a
place where water is collected and kept for use when
wanted, as to supply a fountain, a canal, or a city by
means of aqueducts, or to drive a mill wheel, or the like.

2. (Bot.) A small intercellular space, often containing
resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter.

Receiving reservoir (Water Works), a principal reservoir
into which an aqueduct or rising main delivers water, and
from which a distributing reservoir draws its supply.

Synonyms: artificial lake

See Also: cistern, lake, storage tank, sump, supply, tank, water, water supply, water system, water tower

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