reservoir

CEFRB2

/ˈɹɛz.ə.vwɑː(ɹ)/

noun

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At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Also pronounced

Deep Dive

Extra meanings

A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
A small intercellular space, often containing resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter.
A place where anything is kept in store.

In context

The town is supplied with water from a reservoir in the hills.
The vehicle is fitted with Westinghouse electro-pneumatic brake, and also a Northey exhauster with vacuum chamber and auxiliary reservoir adjacent to the guard's compartment for use when hauling vehicles equipped with vacuum brake gear.
To replace them and also to provide a reservoir for relief trains, a certain amount of spare stock must be kept on hand.

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The vehicle is fitted with Westinghouse electro-pneumatic brake, and also a Northey exhauster with vacuum chamber and auxiliary reservoir adjacent to the guard's compartment for use when hauling vehicles equipped with vacuum brake gear.
1956 October, “Recent Changes on the Tyneside Electrified Lines”, in Railway Magazine, page 661
Within a printer cartridge, ink is typically stored in an ink reservoir and is deposited onto media through a print head.
2013, Siloxanes—Advances in Research and Application, page 42
To replace them and also to provide a reservoir for relief trains, a certain amount of spare stock must be kept on hand.
1962 September, Warren Smith, “The problems of coaching stock rostering and operation”, in Modern Railways, page 200
The goal is to draw on reservoirs of strength that defy rational thought, so you can wrench your poor, obsessed spirit away from work and orient it toward stuff that matters.
2007 November, Gil Schwartz, “Escape from the job monster”, in Men's Health, volume 22, number 9, →ISSN, page 122
Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.
2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193

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From French réservoir (“collection place”) (fig.), réservoir (“storehouse”) (lit.). in turn from French réserver (“to reserve, keep”).