Reservoir

Noun

 * 1) A place where anything is kept in store; especially, a place where water is collected and kept for use when wanted, as to supply a fountain, a canal, or a city by means of aqueducts.
 * 2) A small intercellular space, often containing resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter.
 * 3) A supply or source of something.

Derived terms

 * water reservoir
 * receiving reservoir
 * oil reservoir
 * petroleum reservoir

Related terms

 * reserve

Adjectives for Reservoir
tapering; immense; ducal; copious; sheltered; inexhaustible.

Verbs for Reservoir
construct—; dam—; exhaust—; flow from —; form—; inspect—; replenish—; tax—; —accumulates; —collects; —preserves; — reserves; —stores; —yields.

Thesaurus
archives, armory, arsenal, artificial lake, attic, backlog, bank, basement, bay, bayou lake, bin, bonded warehouse, bookcase, box, bunker, buttery, cache, cargo dock, cellar, chest, cistern, closet, conservatory, crate, crib, cupboard, dam, dead water, depository, depot, dike, dock, drawer, dump, etang, exchequer, farm pond, fishpond, freshwater lake, glacial lake, glory hole, godown, hoard, hold, hutch, inland sea, inventory, lagoon, laguna, lake, lakelet, landlocked water, library, linn, loch, locker, lough, lumber room, lumberyard, magasin, magazine, mere, millpond, millpool, nest egg, nyanza, oxbow lake, plash, pond, pondlet, pool, puddle, rack, repertory, repository, reserve, reserve fund, reserve supply, reserves, resource, rick, salina, salt pond, savings, shelf, sinking fund, something in reserve, stack, stack room, stagnant water, standing water, still water, stock, stock room, stockpile, storage, store, storehouse, storeroom, sump, supply base, supply depot, tank, tarn, tidal pond, treasure house, treasure room, treasury, unexpended balance, vat, vault, volcanic lake, warehouse, water hole, water pocket, well, wine cellar

Etymology
From réservoir:, from réserver:.

Translations

 * Czech:
 * French: réservoir
 * German:
 * Greek: δεξαμενή
 * Russian: резервуар, водоём




 * Armenian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 水库
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,


 * French: réservoir
 * German:
 * Greek: υδροταμιευτήρας
 * Italian:
 * Russian: водохранилище


 * : taseq imeqarfik
 * : rezervor
 * : represa, depósito , reserva , alberca , estanque