reservoir - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about reservoir Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,761,595,722 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

reservoir

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.03 sec.

reservoir

Enlarge picture
Ennerdale Water, the most westerly of the lakes that comprise the Lake District. A deep glacial lake, 4 km/2.5 mi long by 1.2 km/0.75 mi wide and 46 m/148 ft deep, it contains a variety of fish and serves as a reservoir for the coastal towns of west Cumbria.

Natural or artificial lake that collects and stores water for community water supplies and for irrigation (see dam).



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in ? References in classic literature
 
Estimated at three millions, the reservoir and conduit cost nearer four.
Burning Daylight by London, Jack View in context
Stopcocks, of which one has an orifice twice the size of the other, communicate between these receptacles and a fourth one, which is called the mixture reservoir, since in it the two gases obtained by the decomposition of the water do really commingle.
Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context
This old dried-up reservoir is occupied by a few ghostly silk-spinners now, and one of them showed me a cross cut high up in one of the pillars.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
More results
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.