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   reservoir

   /ˈrɛzəvwɑː/

   noun

   • 1. a 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" Similar poollakepondwater supplytechnical:waterbodylochtankcenote
   • ▪ a supply or source of something: "Scotland has always had a fine reservoir of comic talent" Similar stockstorestockpilereserve(s)supplyaccumulationbankpoolfundcachehoard
   • ▪ a place where fluid collects, especially in rock strata or in the body: "big oil reservoirs are becoming harder to find"
   • ▪ 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" Similar receptaclecontainerholderrepositorytanksump
   • 2. 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"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French réservoir, from réserver ‘to reserve, keep’.

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