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reservoir - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'reservoir' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Reservoir [ n.]
- 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.
- A small intercellular space, often containing resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter.

Meaning of 'reservoir' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . reservoir [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a large or extra supply of something
Example in sentence:
  • a reservoir of talent
Meaning (2):
- anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
Example in sentence:
  • an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival