RESERVATION

[noun]A reservation is an arrangement to have something such as a seat on an aircraft or a table at a restaurant kept for you.I'd like to make a table reservation for two people for 9 o'clock. [C]Will you confirm your reservation in writing by Friday, please. [C]She cancelled her ticket reservations. [C]Advance reservation of seats for the train is recommended. [U]See also reservation.A reservation is also an area of land made available for a particular group of people to live in, or (also reserve, [esp. US] also preserve) in which wild animals are protected:The family lives on a Native American reservation.He's the chief warden of a big-game reservation. [C]