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reservoir

[rez-er-vwahr, -vwawr, -vawr, rez-uh-] / ˈrɛz ərˌvwɑr, -ˌvwɔr, -ˌvɔr, ˈrɛz ə- /


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I regularly “walk the day off” there, or stroll around the Silver Lake reservoir after work to unwind.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

When such enormous volumes of magma escape from underground, the rock above the emptied reservoir can collapse, leaving behind a broad, relatively shallow depression known as a caldera.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

By examining the seismic measurements, the team was able to determine the approximate size and shape of the underground reservoir.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

An unidentified man whose body was discovered in a reservoir in mid Wales two years ago may not have been of white ethnicity as previously thought, an inquest heard.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

This made him uncomfortable enough that finally, before he came to the many-eyed cluster of shops closest to his house, he stopped by the reservoir to put the top back up.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

Elsewhere across England, despite the wetter October, there hasn't been enough rain to top up the majority of our reservoirs.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

While October has seen a return to wetter conditions, early rainfall tends to be soaked up by soil or runs off hardened ground and hasn't therefore had a significant impact to our reservoirs.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

The combination of reservoirs and desalination plants can heal the Southwest of perpetual drought, and California will probably be able to sell excess water to Arizona, Nevada and Northern Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Already, the reservoirs Lake Mead and Lake Powell are at their lowest levels since they first began filling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Scattered through the neighborhoods was a network of reservoirs, many apparently stocked with fish.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann


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