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res·er·voir

reservoir

 
 
pronunciation:
re zr vwar [or] re zr vwor [or] re z vwar [or] re z vwor
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a place where water is collected and stored. Towns and cities often have reservoirs for their water supply.
California reservoirs have been seriously depleted by the four-year drought.
 
definition 2: a large supply of anything.
The library is a reservoir of knowledge.
similar words:
bank, mine, reserve
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