Noun: reservoir 're-zu(r),vwaa(r)
- Lake used to store water for community use; a lake (natural or artificial) used to store water and used as a source of water
"The reservoir provided both recreation and water supply for the nearby town";
- artificial lake, man-made lake
- Tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)
"The city's water reservoir was running low due to the drought"
- A large or extra supply of something
"a reservoir of talent"
- Anything (a person, animal, plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
"an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival";
- source
Derived forms: reservoirs
Type of: lake, storage tank, supply, tank, thing
Part of: water, water supply, water system
Encyclopedia: Reservoir, Western Australia