Definition of reservoir in English:

reservoir

noun ˈrɛzəvwɑːˈrɛzərˌvwɑr

1A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
the more water we use, the more land has to be flooded for reservoirs
Example sentencesExamples
- Both of these developments necessitated the construction of dams, sluices, and water channels, the design of which influenced the construction of reservoirs for water supply under gravity.
- Herbicides and other pesticides can reach streams, lakes, and reservoirs in water that runs off treated fields.
- Such a dam would turn the lake into a reservoir to store irrigation water for use in the lower Yellowstone Valley.
- It grows on nutrient-poor muds on the edges of ponds, lakes and reservoirs that are exposed when water levels fall.
- The reservoir supplies water to North, Central and South Pattaya.
- From there, water is channeled into reservoirs, and then to individual homes.
- Water companies have hundreds of different sources from rivers and reservoirs to ground water supplies and wells.
- These reservoirs, which supply water to the towns of Cornwall and Highlands, New York, were built before 1920.
- Some hover above fresh water lakes or reservoirs.
- Loch Ness is the largest body of freshwater in Britain, containing more water than all the lakes and reservoirs in England and Wales combined.
- The same would apply to all inland lakes and reservoirs.
- Apart from it becoming scarcer, the great lakes and reservoirs are being contaminated and no longer is the water as pure as in days gone by.
- Water from the reservoir has been supplying Castledermot for the past year, replacing the old groundwater sources which were no longer adequate or reliable for their purpose.
- Anthropogenic lakes, reservoirs for water storage or for power generation, abound in both the developed and developing worlds, and many of these are filling so rapidly with sediment that their useful life is gauged as a few decades.
- The department added that there are safety mechanisms in place whereby if a sample tested exceeds the safety standard, the water supply from the reservoir can be cut off.
- This is why methane bubbles out of waterlogged bogs, seasonally flooded forests, reservoirs and lakes and landfills.
- Water supplies from the reservoir were cut off, pending tests for contamination.
- A water firm has been granted permission to pump water from the Lake District into a reservoir in case of drought.
- The remainder obtain water from streams, rivers, lakes and reservoirs.
- If more reservoirs or artificial lakes are needed, they should be built.
Synonyms
pool, lake, pond
water supply
technical waterbody
Scottish loch
Indian &amp Australian/New Zealand tank
Mexican Spanish cenote
1. 1.1 A supply or source of something.
  Scotland has always had a fine reservoir of comic talent
  Example sentencesExamples
  Most of these advertisers realize they don't have a reservoir of marketing talent of their own at corporate headquarters.
  To put together critical creative teams, the 21 st-century organization must go to urban centers where reservoirs of talent are concentrated.
  She has a reservoir of talent, which needs to be nurtured and taken to higher levels.
  Stock analysts often point to the $2.1 trillion in money funds as a reservoir of buying power for the stock market.
  An ongoing recruitment data bank to create a reservoir of possible teachers must be immediately implemented, so that replacements can be done in 24 hours.
  This could take the form of turning into state assets those vague sources of funds which have become sources of nonbudgetary funds, and also reservoirs of corruption…
  Reaching back to higher headquarters, which traditionally enjoy larger staffs and larger reservoirs of knowledge, experience, and information, is not a new concept.
  The bank, as a reservoir of funds, borrows amounts deposited with it by its customer and pays them out as his agent.
  Fair enough, Scottish football is a comparatively small pond and the reservoir of coaching talent is not exactly boundless.
  Nurses are great reservoirs of information and, as I quickly learned, love getting huge boxes of chocolate at the nursing station as a show of appreciation.
  She has universal name recognition and a deep reservoir of public sympathy.
  And the reason that there was a reservoir of surplus capacity was that consumer demand was extremely depressed.
  Others have shown interest in the unconscious mind as a reservoir of universal truths or a place where the ‘true self’ dwells.
  You've got to realize that there's only five significant British films that come out each year, so there isn't a whole reservoir of talent from which to choose.
  Having ‘failed to build up reservoirs of informal power,’ they were increasingly ‘peripheral to the land system.’
  Michael will always be remembered for his wit, his sense of fun and his great reservoir of information about all things regarding the Stephenites.
  This reservoir of anonymous accounts and bogus banks is accessed by institutions for both genuine and illicit purposes.
  Its well-referenced contents will provide a reservoir of information for scholars of folklore, religion and history of plant use.
  Do they act as a reservoir of near-professional talent to plug injury gaps?
  They have accumulated a reservoir of ill will that could sink them.
  Synonyms
  stock, store, stockpile, reserve(s), supply, accumulation, bank, pool, fund
  cache, hoard
2. 1.2usually with modifier A place where fluid collects, especially in rock strata or in the body.
  big oil reservoirs are becoming harder to find
  Example sentencesExamples
  Chemical compaction generally is detrimental to reservoir rock characteristics and/or petroleum production.
  This article is geared primarily to individuals, students as well as professionals, who are relatively new to carbonate diagenesis and petroleum reservoir rocks.
  Furthermore, studies of Palaeogene deposits from West Greenland have shown that in situ basaltic pyroclastic rocks can form important oil reservoirs.
  The low water contents strongly suggest that the erupted tephras were derived from a shallow magma reservoir or reservoirs.
  Carrier-bed rocks are lithologically the same as reservoir rocks, that is, sandstones, limestones, or fractured rocks of all types.
3. 1.3 A receptacle or part of a machine designed to hold fluid.
  if all three colours overlap then a black dot is printed from the black ink reservoir
  Example sentencesExamples
  Fountain pens, with their own reservoirs of ink, invented in the 19th century, are occasionally used for drawing by artists today.
  Remember to top up the windscreen washer fluid reservoirs - new anti-freeze windscreen solutions are widely available
  A cabin supercharger and a reservoir for anti-icing fluid were contained in each outboard nacelle.
  Katie handed him a bright yellow Bic lighter, the see through type with two reservoirs, fluid sloshing between the two as you tilted the plastic housing this way, then that, the two sides never seeming to reach a balance.
  We curse the empty reservoir of washer fluid in the rush hour traffic over freshly salted slush.
  The ink on the reservoir is driven through the microchannel via capillary action to reach the dispensing tip.
  He locked his left leg into a straight position and attempted to cycle as much hydraulic fluid back into the reservoir as the system would allow.
  Avoid using pots with built-in reservoirs for the same reason.
  The company also makes cigarette filters, ink reservoirs and self-adhesive tear tapes.
  If humidifiers are necessary, scrub the fluid reservoirs at least twice a week to prevent mold growth.
  At present, oil operators have to pump the well fluid from a sub-sea reservoir to a production platform, where the mixture is separated into oil and water.
  This comes after years of changing ribbons and adding toner ink to reservoirs within the computer.
  Brake fluid sucked from the reservoir by a motor pump is discharged to each of the branched out conduits between the valve and the wheel cylinder.
  To put it frankly, I really don't like the design of the reservoir included in this kit.
  The height of the car can also be adjusted from the driver's seat, through moving a lever that increases or reduces the fluid sent into the system from the reservoir.
  Engineering machine metal-cutting fluid reservoirs are used as coolants and lubricants in metal machining processes.
  Printing is accomplished via tiny cells or ink reservoirs which are engraved into the surface of the print cylinder.
  The apparatus includes a plurality of tubes and reservoirs in fluid communication with the tubes.
  Some automated reprocessors are designed with disinfectant reservoirs that are easy to access for concentration testing.
  This also kept the cost of ink cartridges low since they were little more than reservoirs of ink.
  Synonyms
  receptacle, container, holder, repository, tank
  sump
2Medicine
A population, tissue, etc. which is chronically infested with the causative agent of a disease and can act as a source of further infection.
there is a vast reservoir of herpes infection in the community
Example sentencesExamples
- Shigellosis is a highly contagious disease caused by Shigella spp. and humans are the principal reservoir of infection.
- Asymptomatic young men are an important reservoir for infection and are less likely than women to be detected in the course of usual care.
- Cats are the main reservoir of Bartonella infection in humans, although other mammals may be infected.
- Depending on the Leishmania strain and the sandfly species, the major reservoirs of disease are dogs or rodents and sometimes humans.
- Our results provide further support for the hypothesis that the male genital tract may serve as a reservoir of HPV infection.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French réservoir, from réserver 'to reserve, keep'.

Definition of reservoir in US English:

reservoir

nounˈrɛzərˌvwɑrˈrezərˌvwär

1A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
Example sentencesExamples
- This is why methane bubbles out of waterlogged bogs, seasonally flooded forests, reservoirs and lakes and landfills.
- The same would apply to all inland lakes and reservoirs.
- Anthropogenic lakes, reservoirs for water storage or for power generation, abound in both the developed and developing worlds, and many of these are filling so rapidly with sediment that their useful life is gauged as a few decades.
- From there, water is channeled into reservoirs, and then to individual homes.
- Such a dam would turn the lake into a reservoir to store irrigation water for use in the lower Yellowstone Valley.
- The reservoir supplies water to North, Central and South Pattaya.
- Herbicides and other pesticides can reach streams, lakes, and reservoirs in water that runs off treated fields.
- Water from the reservoir has been supplying Castledermot for the past year, replacing the old groundwater sources which were no longer adequate or reliable for their purpose.
- The remainder obtain water from streams, rivers, lakes and reservoirs.
- A water firm has been granted permission to pump water from the Lake District into a reservoir in case of drought.
- Apart from it becoming scarcer, the great lakes and reservoirs are being contaminated and no longer is the water as pure as in days gone by.
- Water supplies from the reservoir were cut off, pending tests for contamination.
- It grows on nutrient-poor muds on the edges of ponds, lakes and reservoirs that are exposed when water levels fall.
- Some hover above fresh water lakes or reservoirs.
- Loch Ness is the largest body of freshwater in Britain, containing more water than all the lakes and reservoirs in England and Wales combined.
- Both of these developments necessitated the construction of dams, sluices, and water channels, the design of which influenced the construction of reservoirs for water supply under gravity.
- The department added that there are safety mechanisms in place whereby if a sample tested exceeds the safety standard, the water supply from the reservoir can be cut off.
- Water companies have hundreds of different sources from rivers and reservoirs to ground water supplies and wells.
- If more reservoirs or artificial lakes are needed, they should be built.
- These reservoirs, which supply water to the towns of Cornwall and Highlands, New York, were built before 1920.
Synonyms
pool, lake, pond
1. 1.1 A supply or source of something.
  tapping into a universal reservoir of information
  Example sentencesExamples
  Its well-referenced contents will provide a reservoir of information for scholars of folklore, religion and history of plant use.
  Do they act as a reservoir of near-professional talent to plug injury gaps?
  They have accumulated a reservoir of ill will that could sink them.
  To put together critical creative teams, the 21 st-century organization must go to urban centers where reservoirs of talent are concentrated.
  Most of these advertisers realize they don't have a reservoir of marketing talent of their own at corporate headquarters.
  An ongoing recruitment data bank to create a reservoir of possible teachers must be immediately implemented, so that replacements can be done in 24 hours.
  She has universal name recognition and a deep reservoir of public sympathy.
  Michael will always be remembered for his wit, his sense of fun and his great reservoir of information about all things regarding the Stephenites.
  You've got to realize that there's only five significant British films that come out each year, so there isn't a whole reservoir of talent from which to choose.
  Reaching back to higher headquarters, which traditionally enjoy larger staffs and larger reservoirs of knowledge, experience, and information, is not a new concept.
  This could take the form of turning into state assets those vague sources of funds which have become sources of nonbudgetary funds, and also reservoirs of corruption…
  Nurses are great reservoirs of information and, as I quickly learned, love getting huge boxes of chocolate at the nursing station as a show of appreciation.
  Others have shown interest in the unconscious mind as a reservoir of universal truths or a place where the ‘true self’ dwells.
  The bank, as a reservoir of funds, borrows amounts deposited with it by its customer and pays them out as his agent.
  This reservoir of anonymous accounts and bogus banks is accessed by institutions for both genuine and illicit purposes.
  She has a reservoir of talent, which needs to be nurtured and taken to higher levels.
  And the reason that there was a reservoir of surplus capacity was that consumer demand was extremely depressed.
  Fair enough, Scottish football is a comparatively small pond and the reservoir of coaching talent is not exactly boundless.
  Stock analysts often point to the $2.1 trillion in money funds as a reservoir of buying power for the stock market.
  Having ‘failed to build up reservoirs of informal power,’ they were increasingly ‘peripheral to the land system.’
  Synonyms
  stock, store, stockpile, reserve, reserves, supply, accumulation, bank, pool, fund
2. 1.2usually with modifier A place where fluid collects, especially in rock strata or in the body.
  Example sentencesExamples
  This article is geared primarily to individuals, students as well as professionals, who are relatively new to carbonate diagenesis and petroleum reservoir rocks.
  The low water contents strongly suggest that the erupted tephras were derived from a shallow magma reservoir or reservoirs.
  Chemical compaction generally is detrimental to reservoir rock characteristics and/or petroleum production.
  Furthermore, studies of Palaeogene deposits from West Greenland have shown that in situ basaltic pyroclastic rocks can form important oil reservoirs.
  Carrier-bed rocks are lithologically the same as reservoir rocks, that is, sandstones, limestones, or fractured rocks of all types.
3. 1.3 A receptacle or part of a machine designed to hold fluid.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Engineering machine metal-cutting fluid reservoirs are used as coolants and lubricants in metal machining processes.
  The height of the car can also be adjusted from the driver's seat, through moving a lever that increases or reduces the fluid sent into the system from the reservoir.
  The ink on the reservoir is driven through the microchannel via capillary action to reach the dispensing tip.
  He locked his left leg into a straight position and attempted to cycle as much hydraulic fluid back into the reservoir as the system would allow.
  Remember to top up the windscreen washer fluid reservoirs - new anti-freeze windscreen solutions are widely available
  At present, oil operators have to pump the well fluid from a sub-sea reservoir to a production platform, where the mixture is separated into oil and water.
  Some automated reprocessors are designed with disinfectant reservoirs that are easy to access for concentration testing.
  Fountain pens, with their own reservoirs of ink, invented in the 19th century, are occasionally used for drawing by artists today.
  A cabin supercharger and a reservoir for anti-icing fluid were contained in each outboard nacelle.
  The apparatus includes a plurality of tubes and reservoirs in fluid communication with the tubes.
  This also kept the cost of ink cartridges low since they were little more than reservoirs of ink.
  Avoid using pots with built-in reservoirs for the same reason.
  We curse the empty reservoir of washer fluid in the rush hour traffic over freshly salted slush.
  If humidifiers are necessary, scrub the fluid reservoirs at least twice a week to prevent mold growth.
  Katie handed him a bright yellow Bic lighter, the see through type with two reservoirs, fluid sloshing between the two as you tilted the plastic housing this way, then that, the two sides never seeming to reach a balance.
  Brake fluid sucked from the reservoir by a motor pump is discharged to each of the branched out conduits between the valve and the wheel cylinder.
  To put it frankly, I really don't like the design of the reservoir included in this kit.
  The company also makes cigarette filters, ink reservoirs and self-adhesive tear tapes.
  Printing is accomplished via tiny cells or ink reservoirs which are engraved into the surface of the print cylinder.
  This comes after years of changing ribbons and adding toner ink to reservoirs within the computer.
  Synonyms
  receptacle, container, holder, repository, tank
4. 1.4Medicine A population, tissue, etc., that is chronically infested with the causative agent of a disease and can act as a source of further infection.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Cats are the main reservoir of Bartonella infection in humans, although other mammals may be infected.
  Shigellosis is a highly contagious disease caused by Shigella spp. and humans are the principal reservoir of infection.
  Depending on the Leishmania strain and the sandfly species, the major reservoirs of disease are dogs or rodents and sometimes humans.
  Our results provide further support for the hypothesis that the male genital tract may serve as a reservoir of HPV infection.
  Asymptomatic young men are an important reservoir for infection and are less likely than women to be detected in the course of usual care.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French réservoir, from réserver ‘to reserve, keep’.

单词	reservoir
释义	Definition of reservoir in English: reservoir noun ˈrɛzəvwɑːˈrɛzərˌvwɑr 1A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply. the more water we use, the more land has to be flooded for reservoirs Example sentencesExamples Both of these developments necessitated the construction of dams, sluices, and water channels, the design of which influenced the construction of reservoirs for water supply under gravity. Herbicides and other pesticides can reach streams, lakes, and reservoirs in water that runs off treated fields. Such a dam would turn the lake into a reservoir to store irrigation water for use in the lower Yellowstone Valley. It grows on nutrient-poor muds on the edges of ponds, lakes and reservoirs that are exposed when water levels fall. The reservoir supplies water to North, Central and South Pattaya. From there, water is channeled into reservoirs, and then to individual homes. Water companies have hundreds of different sources from rivers and reservoirs to ground water supplies and wells. These reservoirs, which supply water to the towns of Cornwall and Highlands, New York, were built before 1920. Some hover above fresh water lakes or reservoirs. Loch Ness is the largest body of freshwater in Britain, containing more water than all the lakes and reservoirs in England and Wales combined. The same would apply to all inland lakes and reservoirs. Apart from it becoming scarcer, the great lakes and reservoirs are being contaminated and no longer is the water as pure as in days gone by. Water from the reservoir has been supplying Castledermot for the past year, replacing the old groundwater sources which were no longer adequate or reliable for their purpose. Anthropogenic lakes, reservoirs for water storage or for power generation, abound in both the developed and developing worlds, and many of these are filling so rapidly with sediment that their useful life is gauged as a few decades. The department added that there are safety mechanisms in place whereby if a sample tested exceeds the safety standard, the water supply from the reservoir can be cut off. This is why methane bubbles out of waterlogged bogs, seasonally flooded forests, reservoirs and lakes and landfills. Water supplies from the reservoir were cut off, pending tests for contamination. A water firm has been granted permission to pump water from the Lake District into a reservoir in case of drought. The remainder obtain water from streams, rivers, lakes and reservoirs. If more reservoirs or artificial lakes are needed, they should be built. Synonyms pool, lake, pond water supply technical waterbody Scottish loch Indian &amp Australian/New Zealand tank Mexican Spanish cenote 1.1 A supply or source of something. Scotland has always had a fine reservoir of comic talent Example sentencesExamples Most of these advertisers realize they don't have a reservoir of marketing talent of their own at corporate headquarters. To put together critical creative teams, the 21 st-century organization must go to urban centers where reservoirs of talent are concentrated. She has a reservoir of talent, which needs to be nurtured and taken to higher levels. Stock analysts often point to the $2.1 trillion in money funds as a reservoir of buying power for the stock market. An ongoing recruitment data bank to create a reservoir of possible teachers must be immediately implemented, so that replacements can be done in 24 hours. This could take the form of turning into state assets those vague sources of funds which have become sources of nonbudgetary funds, and also reservoirs of corruption… Reaching back to higher headquarters, which traditionally enjoy larger staffs and larger reservoirs of knowledge, experience, and information, is not a new concept. The bank, as a reservoir of funds, borrows amounts deposited with it by its customer and pays them out as his agent. Fair enough, Scottish football is a comparatively small pond and the reservoir of coaching talent is not exactly boundless. Nurses are great reservoirs of information and, as I quickly learned, love getting huge boxes of chocolate at the nursing station as a show of appreciation. She has universal name recognition and a deep reservoir of public sympathy. And the reason that there was a reservoir of surplus capacity was that consumer demand was extremely depressed. Others have shown interest in the unconscious mind as a reservoir of universal truths or a place where the ‘true self’ dwells. You've got to realize that there's only five significant British films that come out each year, so there isn't a whole reservoir of talent from which to choose. Having ‘failed to build up reservoirs of informal power,’ they were increasingly ‘peripheral to the land system.’ Michael will always be remembered for his wit, his sense of fun and his great reservoir of information about all things regarding the Stephenites. This reservoir of anonymous accounts and bogus banks is accessed by institutions for both genuine and illicit purposes. Its well-referenced contents will provide a reservoir of information for scholars of folklore, religion and history of plant use. Do they act as a reservoir of near-professional talent to plug injury gaps? They have accumulated a reservoir of ill will that could sink them. Synonyms stock, store, stockpile, reserve(s), supply, accumulation, bank, pool, fund cache, hoard 1.2usually with modifier A place where fluid collects, especially in rock strata or in the body. big oil reservoirs are becoming harder to find Example sentencesExamples Chemical compaction generally is detrimental to reservoir rock characteristics and/or petroleum production. This article is geared primarily to individuals, students as well as professionals, who are relatively new to carbonate diagenesis and petroleum reservoir rocks. Furthermore, studies of Palaeogene deposits from West Greenland have shown that in situ basaltic pyroclastic rocks can form important oil reservoirs. The low water contents strongly suggest that the erupted tephras were derived from a shallow magma reservoir or reservoirs. Carrier-bed rocks are lithologically the same as reservoir rocks, that is, sandstones, limestones, or fractured rocks of all types. 1.3 A receptacle or part of a machine designed to hold fluid. if all three colours overlap then a black dot is printed from the black ink reservoir Example sentencesExamples Fountain pens, with their own reservoirs of ink, invented in the 19th century, are occasionally used for drawing by artists today. Remember to top up the windscreen washer fluid reservoirs - new anti-freeze windscreen solutions are widely available A cabin supercharger and a reservoir for anti-icing fluid were contained in each outboard nacelle. Katie handed him a bright yellow Bic lighter, the see through type with two reservoirs, fluid sloshing between the two as you tilted the plastic housing this way, then that, the two sides never seeming to reach a balance. We curse the empty reservoir of washer fluid in the rush hour traffic over freshly salted slush. The ink on the reservoir is driven through the microchannel via capillary action to reach the dispensing tip. He locked his left leg into a straight position and attempted to cycle as much hydraulic fluid back into the reservoir as the system would allow. Avoid using pots with built-in reservoirs for the same reason. The company also makes cigarette filters, ink reservoirs and self-adhesive tear tapes. If humidifiers are necessary, scrub the fluid reservoirs at least twice a week to prevent mold growth. At present, oil operators have to pump the well fluid from a sub-sea reservoir to a production platform, where the mixture is separated into oil and water. This comes after years of changing ribbons and adding toner ink to reservoirs within the computer. Brake fluid sucked from the reservoir by a motor pump is discharged to each of the branched out conduits between the valve and the wheel cylinder. To put it frankly, I really don't like the design of the reservoir included in this kit. The height of the car can also be adjusted from the driver's seat, through moving a lever that increases or reduces the fluid sent into the system from the reservoir. Engineering machine metal-cutting fluid reservoirs are used as coolants and lubricants in metal machining processes. Printing is accomplished via tiny cells or ink reservoirs which are engraved into the surface of the print cylinder. The apparatus includes a plurality of tubes and reservoirs in fluid communication with the tubes. Some automated reprocessors are designed with disinfectant reservoirs that are easy to access for concentration testing. This also kept the cost of ink cartridges low since they were little more than reservoirs of ink. Synonyms receptacle, container, holder, repository, tank sump 2Medicine A population, tissue, etc. which is chronically infested with the causative agent of a disease and can act as a source of further infection. there is a vast reservoir of herpes infection in the community Example sentencesExamples Shigellosis is a highly contagious disease caused by Shigella spp. and humans are the principal reservoir of infection. Asymptomatic young men are an important reservoir for infection and are less likely than women to be detected in the course of usual care. Cats are the main reservoir of Bartonella infection in humans, although other mammals may be infected. Depending on the Leishmania strain and the sandfly species, the major reservoirs of disease are dogs or rodents and sometimes humans. Our results provide further support for the hypothesis that the male genital tract may serve as a reservoir of HPV infection. Origin Mid 17th century: from French réservoir, from réserver 'to reserve, keep'. Definition of reservoir in US English: reservoir nounˈrɛzərˌvwɑrˈrezərˌvwär 1A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply. Example sentencesExamples This is why methane bubbles out of waterlogged bogs, seasonally flooded forests, reservoirs and lakes and landfills. The same would apply to all inland lakes and reservoirs. Anthropogenic lakes, reservoirs for water storage or for power generation, abound in both the developed and developing worlds, and many of these are filling so rapidly with sediment that their useful life is gauged as a few decades. From there, water is channeled into reservoirs, and then to individual homes. Such a dam would turn the lake into a reservoir to store irrigation water for use in the lower Yellowstone Valley. The reservoir supplies water to North, Central and South Pattaya. Herbicides and other pesticides can reach streams, lakes, and reservoirs in water that runs off treated fields. Water from the reservoir has been supplying Castledermot for the past year, replacing the old groundwater sources which were no longer adequate or reliable for their purpose. The remainder obtain water from streams, rivers, lakes and reservoirs. A water firm has been granted permission to pump water from the Lake District into a reservoir in case of drought. Apart from it becoming scarcer, the great lakes and reservoirs are being contaminated and no longer is the water as pure as in days gone by. Water supplies from the reservoir were cut off, pending tests for contamination. It grows on nutrient-poor muds on the edges of ponds, lakes and reservoirs that are exposed when water levels fall. Some hover above fresh water lakes or reservoirs. Loch Ness is the largest body of freshwater in Britain, containing more water than all the lakes and reservoirs in England and Wales combined. Both of these developments necessitated the construction of dams, sluices, and water channels, the design of which influenced the construction of reservoirs for water supply under gravity. The department added that there are safety mechanisms in place whereby if a sample tested exceeds the safety standard, the water supply from the reservoir can be cut off. Water companies have hundreds of different sources from rivers and reservoirs to ground water supplies and wells. If more reservoirs or artificial lakes are needed, they should be built. These reservoirs, which supply water to the towns of Cornwall and Highlands, New York, were built before 1920. Synonyms pool, lake, pond 1.1 A supply or source of something. tapping into a universal reservoir of information Example sentencesExamples Its well-referenced contents will provide a reservoir of information for scholars of folklore, religion and history of plant use. Do they act as a reservoir of near-professional talent to plug injury gaps? They have accumulated a reservoir of ill will that could sink them. To put together critical creative teams, the 21 st-century organization must go to urban centers where reservoirs of talent are concentrated. Most of these advertisers realize they don't have a reservoir of marketing talent of their own at corporate headquarters. An ongoing recruitment data bank to create a reservoir of possible teachers must be immediately implemented, so that replacements can be done in 24 hours. She has universal name recognition and a deep reservoir of public sympathy. Michael will always be remembered for his wit, his sense of fun and his great reservoir of information about all things regarding the Stephenites. You've got to realize that there's only five significant British films that come out each year, so there isn't a whole reservoir of talent from which to choose. Reaching back to higher headquarters, which traditionally enjoy larger staffs and larger reservoirs of knowledge, experience, and information, is not a new concept. This could take the form of turning into state assets those vague sources of funds which have become sources of nonbudgetary funds, and also reservoirs of corruption… Nurses are great reservoirs of information and, as I quickly learned, love getting huge boxes of chocolate at the nursing station as a show of appreciation. Others have shown interest in the unconscious mind as a reservoir of universal truths or a place where the ‘true self’ dwells. The bank, as a reservoir of funds, borrows amounts deposited with it by its customer and pays them out as his agent. This reservoir of anonymous accounts and bogus banks is accessed by institutions for both genuine and illicit purposes. She has a reservoir of talent, which needs to be nurtured and taken to higher levels. And the reason that there was a reservoir of surplus capacity was that consumer demand was extremely depressed. Fair enough, Scottish football is a comparatively small pond and the reservoir of coaching talent is not exactly boundless. Stock analysts often point to the $2.1 trillion in money funds as a reservoir of buying power for the stock market. Having ‘failed to build up reservoirs of informal power,’ they were increasingly ‘peripheral to the land system.’ Synonyms stock, store, stockpile, reserve, reserves, supply, accumulation, bank, pool, fund 1.2usually with modifier A place where fluid collects, especially in rock strata or in the body. Example sentencesExamples This article is geared primarily to individuals, students as well as professionals, who are relatively new to carbonate diagenesis and petroleum reservoir rocks. The low water contents strongly suggest that the erupted tephras were derived from a shallow magma reservoir or reservoirs. Chemical compaction generally is detrimental to reservoir rock characteristics and/or petroleum production. Furthermore, studies of Palaeogene deposits from West Greenland have shown that in situ basaltic pyroclastic rocks can form important oil reservoirs. Carrier-bed rocks are lithologically the same as reservoir rocks, that is, sandstones, limestones, or fractured rocks of all types. 1.3 A receptacle or part of a machine designed to hold fluid. Example sentencesExamples Engineering machine metal-cutting fluid reservoirs are used as coolants and lubricants in metal machining processes. The height of the car can also be adjusted from the driver's seat, through moving a lever that increases or reduces the fluid sent into the system from the reservoir. The ink on the reservoir is driven through the microchannel via capillary action to reach the dispensing tip. He locked his left leg into a straight position and attempted to cycle as much hydraulic fluid back into the reservoir as the system would allow. Remember to top up the windscreen washer fluid reservoirs - new anti-freeze windscreen solutions are widely available At present, oil operators have to pump the well fluid from a sub-sea reservoir to a production platform, where the mixture is separated into oil and water. Some automated reprocessors are designed with disinfectant reservoirs that are easy to access for concentration testing. Fountain pens, with their own reservoirs of ink, invented in the 19th century, are occasionally used for drawing by artists today. A cabin supercharger and a reservoir for anti-icing fluid were contained in each outboard nacelle. The apparatus includes a plurality of tubes and reservoirs in fluid communication with the tubes. This also kept the cost of ink cartridges low since they were little more than reservoirs of ink. Avoid using pots with built-in reservoirs for the same reason. We curse the empty reservoir of washer fluid in the rush hour traffic over freshly salted slush. If humidifiers are necessary, scrub the fluid reservoirs at least twice a week to prevent mold growth. Katie handed him a bright yellow Bic lighter, the see through type with two reservoirs, fluid sloshing between the two as you tilted the plastic housing this way, then that, the two sides never seeming to reach a balance. Brake fluid sucked from the reservoir by a motor pump is discharged to each of the branched out conduits between the valve and the wheel cylinder. To put it frankly, I really don't like the design of the reservoir included in this kit. The company also makes cigarette filters, ink reservoirs and self-adhesive tear tapes. Printing is accomplished via tiny cells or ink reservoirs which are engraved into the surface of the print cylinder. This comes after years of changing ribbons and adding toner ink to reservoirs within the computer. Synonyms receptacle, container, holder, repository, tank 1.4Medicine A population, tissue, etc., that is chronically infested with the causative agent of a disease and can act as a source of further infection. Example sentencesExamples Cats are the main reservoir of Bartonella infection in humans, although other mammals may be infected. Shigellosis is a highly contagious disease caused by Shigella spp. and humans are the principal reservoir of infection. Depending on the Leishmania strain and the sandfly species, the major reservoirs of disease are dogs or rodents and sometimes humans. Our results provide further support for the hypothesis that the male genital tract may serve as a reservoir of HPV infection. Asymptomatic young men are an important reservoir for infection and are less likely than women to be detected in the course of usual care. Origin Mid 17th century: from French réservoir, from réserver ‘to reserve, keep’.
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