单词 | reservoired |
释义 | reservoiredadj. Stored in or supplied from a reservoir; accumulated, stored. Also: provided with a reservoir or reservoirs. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > supply > storage > [adjective] > stored uplaidc1400 stored1581 bottled1619 funded1844 reservoired1851 stowed1856 stored1859 1851 Chambers's Papers for People XIX. 550 A locked and reservoired canal, upwards of ninety miles in length. 1896 L. Abbott Christianity & Social Probl. vi. 175 These men are making available to the community the reservoired resources of the globe. 1911 Times 28 Mar. 23/4 The reviving hope of reservoired capital that it will be permitted to invest with reasonable return. 1954 Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 3 iii. 378 Doubt has occasionally been expressed of the wisdom of accepting records of run-off from reservoired areas, owing to the possible high loss from the water. 1990 Amer. Zoologist 30 48/2 Clayey sediments, where reservoired petroleum seeps upward from deeper layers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1851 |
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