RESERVOIR


Meaning of RESERVOIR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rezə(r)vwɑ:(r) ]

( reservoirs)

1.

A reservoir is a lake that is used for storing water before it is supplied to people.

N-COUNT

2.

A reservoir of something is a large quantity of it that is available for use when needed.

...the huge oil reservoir beneath the Kuwaiti desert.

N-COUNT : with supp , oft N of n , adj N

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