| 单词 | service reservoir |
| 释义 | > as lemmasservice reservoir service reservoir n. a (usually small) reservoir that is filled from an impounding reservoir at times of low demand to supplement the supply to the local area at times of high demand, so as to reduce the required capacity of the conduits from the impounding reservoir. ΚΠ 1834 Leeds Intelligencer 15 Nov. This gentleman proposes..to bring the water from the Eccup streams..thence to conduct it..into a service reservoir on Woodhouse Moor. 1967 J. H. Stephens Water & Waste iii. 49 The purpose of the service reservoir, and its close relative, the water tower, is to allow for the peaks in demand. 2007 Sunday Mail (Austral.) (Nexis) 28 Oct. 63 Service reservoirs were constructed on several of Brisbane's many hilltops. < as lemmas |
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