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▪ I. pondage|ˈpɒndɪdʒ| [f. pond n. + -age. See also poundage.] Storage or ponding of water; the capacity of a pond or dam for holding water.
1877J. T. Fanning Water-Supply Engineering iv. 68 Basins having limited pondage or available storage of rainfall. 1885Sanitary Engineer 24 Dec. 80 1 The stream was surveyed, and the survey demonstrated the practicability of pondage far beyond the necessities of city supply. ▪ II. pondage obs. form of poundage. |