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

Nearby Words:

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Coolant recovery reservoir
Coolant recovery reservoir is a tank that stores additional engine coolant and allows the radiator to be completely filled at all times for
Brake fluid reservoir
Brake fluid reservoir is the container that stores a supply of brake fluid until it is needed. On most vehicles, the reservoir is attached to the brake

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