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Dictionary

res•er•voir

Pronunciation: (rez'ur-vwär", -vwôr", -vôr", rez'u-), [key]
—n.
1. a natural or artificial place where water is collected and stored for use, esp. water for supplying a community, irrigating land, furnishing power, etc.
2. a receptacle or chamber for holding a liquid or fluid.
3. Geol.See under pool ¹ (def. 6).
4. Biol.a cavity or part that holds some fluid or secretion.
5. a place where anything is collected or accumulated in great amount.
6. a large or extra supply or stock; reserve: a reservoir of knowledge.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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