Meaning & use
Reservoirs
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large natural or artificial lakes used as a source of water supply, or stores of something held in reserve
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The city's reservoirs dropped to half capacity during the summer drought.
The report described the body's fat reservoirs as an energy source during fasting.
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From French "réservoir," a keeping place; the word extends metaphorically to any large stored supply, such as a "reservoir of talent."
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