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reservoir
noun
tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 9
- Starts with
- R
- Ends with
- R
- Contains
- ESERVOI
- Scrabble score
- 12
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈɹɛz.ə.vwɑː(ɹ)
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Meaning
Definitions
noun
tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)
noun
lake used to store water for community use; a lake (natural or artificial) used to store water and used as a source of water
noun
anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
“an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival”
noun
a large or extra supply of something
“a reservoir of talent”
In context
Example Sentences
an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival
a reservoir of talent
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