| 单词 | impoundment |
| 释义 | > as lemmasimˈpoundment imˈpoundment n. the act of impounding. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [noun] > artificially confined water > impounding of water impoundment1664 ponding1673 pounding1791 pondage1841 1664–5 Act 16 & 17 Chas. II c. 11 §9 Present sale thereof to make after the fowerth day of Impoundment. 1957 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 432/2 Virtually all public regulatory authorities require that the impoundment be sufficiently great to provide for the release of compensation waters for downstream users. 1973 New Yorker 28 Apr. 29/3 There is some room for impoundment, but not to the tune of twelve billion dollars. < as lemmas |
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