| 单词 | ponded-up |
| 释义 | > as lemmasponded-up 2. Of water: that has been formed into ponds; enclosed, dammed up. Also ponded-up. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > lake > pond > [adjective] > dammed into ponded1697 1697 R. Pierce Bath Mem. ii. i. 251 There is..some Ponded Water also in the little Ditches. ?1732 F. Squire West Country Farmer II. ii. 37 A small quantity of Ponded Water will cause a Quagmire. 1795 Laws State N.Y. 23 All persons whose meadows or sedges may be injured, damaged or destroyed by the waters so ponded-up. 1838 M. Howitt Birds & Flowers 20 Where mountain-torrents run and moan, Or ponded waters sleep. 1900 Westm. Gaz. 10 July 1/3 The cutting of a channel..set free at first an enormous quantity of ponded-up water. 1937 G. Sykes Delta, Estuary, & Lower Portion Colorado River 12 The water..is partially clarified by having remained for a certain length of time in the ponded section of the river. 2002 Science (Nexis) 21 June 2209 Such water gaps are usually created by ponded water overflowing a drainage divide. < as lemmas |
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