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Reservoir
ˈrɛzəvwɑː
Reservoir definitions
noun
reservoir
reservoirs
- a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply
"the more water we use, the more land has to be flooded for reservoirs"
- a supply or source of something
"Scotland has always had a fine reservoir of comic talent"
- a place where fluid collects, especially in rock strata or in the body
"big oil reservoirs are becoming harder to find"
- a receptacle or part of a machine designed to hold fluid
"if all three colours overlap then a black dot is printed from the black ink reservoir"
- a population, tissue, etc. which is chronically infested with the causative agent of a disease and can act as a source of further infection
"there is a vast reservoir of herpes infection in the community"