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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
reservoir
/ˈɹɛz.ə.vwɑː(ɹ)/
noun
a lake, usually artificial, where water is collected and stored for the use of a community or industry
- “The water level in the reservoir is particularly low this year.”Tatoeba
- “There are also several reservoirs in the area.”Tatoeba
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Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)