MULTIPLE-PURPOSE RESERVOIR

Meaning of MULTIPLE-PURPOSE RESERVOIR in English

A reservoir planned and constructed to provide water for more than one purpose, e.g., irrigation, recreation, and flood control. Also referred to as MultiPurpose Project.

Environmental engineering English vocabulary. Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга. 2012

RESERVOIR — [F] n reservoir (1. place where anything is kept in store; 2. water reservoir)
Interlingua English vocab
MULTIPLE — multi·ple (múl-) adj multiple (1. manifold, multiplex; 2. [Math.])
Interlingua English vocab
RESERVOIR — noun Etymology: French réservoir, from Middle French, from reserver Date: 1690 a place where something is kept in store: as, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MULTIPLE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) multiple birth multiple integral multiple sclerosis {{link=multiple personality disorder">multiple personality disorder
Английский словарь Британика
RESERVOIR — I. R ˈrezəvˌwär (-zəv- by r- dissimilation ), -zəˌvȯ(ə)r also -zərvˌw- or -zərˌv- or -vˌwȯ(ə)r or ÷ -ˌvȯi sometimes -ˌvär …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PURPOSE — I. ˈpərpəs, ˈpə̄p-, ˈpəip- noun ( plural purposes -pəsə̇s, in rapid speech sometimes -psə̇z) Etymology: Middle English porpos, purpos, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MULTIPLE — I. ˈməltəpəl adjective Etymology: French, from Latin multiplex, from multi- + -plex -fold — more at simple 1. : consisting …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RESERVOIR — /rez"euhr vwahr', -vwawr', -vawr', rez"euh-/ , n. 1. a natural or artificial place where water is collected and stored for …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PURPOSE — /perr"peuhs/ , n. , v. , purposed, purposing . n. 1. the reason for which something exists or is done, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MULTIPLE — /mul"teuh peuhl/ , adj. 1. consisting of, having, or involving several or many individuals, parts, elements, relations, etc.; manifold. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MULTIPLE — n. (Mathematics) numeral which contains another numeral a certain number of times without a remainder (i.e. 15 is a multiple …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MULTIPLE — I. ˈməl-tə-pəl adjective Etymology: French, from Latin multiplex, from multi- + -plex -fold — more at -fold Date: 1647 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RESERVOIR — -ˌvȯi noun Etymology: French réservoir, from Middle French, from reserver Date: 1690 1. : a place where something is kept …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RESERVOIR — noun a small intercellular space, often containing resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter. 2. reservoir ·noun a place …
Webster English vocab
PURPOSE — noun instance; example. 2. purpose ·noun proposal to another; discourse. 3. purpose ·vt to set forth; to bring forward. 4. …
Webster English vocab
PURPOSE — [pur.pose] n [ME purpos, fr. OF, fr. purposer to purpose, fr. L proponere (perf. indic. proposui) to propose--more at propound] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RESERVOIR — an open-air storage area (usually formed by masonry or earthwork) where water is collected and kept in quantity so that …
Britannica English vocabulary
RESERVOIR — reservoir BrE AmE ˈrez əv wɑː § -ə vɔː AmE - ə rv wɑːr -əv-, -wɔːr, -ɔːr ▷ reservoir|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MULTIPLE — multiple BrE AmE ˈmʌlt ɪp ə l -əp- ▷ multiple|s z ▶ ˌ multiple scle ˈ rosis BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PURPOSE — / ˈpɜːpəs; NAmE ˈpɜːrpəs/ noun 1. [ C ] the intention, aim or function of sth; the thing that sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MULTIPLE — / ˈmʌltɪpl; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective [ only before noun ] many in number; involving many different …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RESERVOIR — res ‧ er ‧ voir /ˈrezəvwɑː $ -ərvwɑːr, -vɔːr/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PURPOSE — pur ‧ pose S2 W2 /ˈpɜːpəs $ ˈpɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ purpose , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MULTIPLE — I. mul ‧ ti ‧ ple 1 /ˈmʌltəp ə l, ˈmʌltɪp ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PURPOSE — n. & v. --n. 1 an object to be attained; a thing intended. 2 the intention to act. 3 resolution, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MULTIPLE — adj. & n. --adj. 1 having several or many parts, elements, or individual components. 2 (foll. by pl. noun) many …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PURPOSE — n. & v. n. 1 an object to be attained; a thing intended. 2 the intention to act. 3 resolution, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MULTIPLE — adj. & n. adj. 1 having several or many parts, elements, or individual components. 2 (foll. by pl. noun) many …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PURPOSE — n. & v. --n. 1. an object to be attained; a thing intended. 2 the intention to act. 3 resolution, …
Oxford English vocab
MULTIPLE — adj. & n. --adj. 1. having several or many parts, elements, or individual components. 2 (foll. by pl. noun) many …
Oxford English vocab
RESERVOIR — ( reservoirs) 1. A reservoir is a lake that is used for storing water before it is supplied to people. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PURPOSE — ( purposes) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The purpose of something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MULTIPLE — ( multiples) 1. You use multiple to describe things that consist of many parts, involve many people, or have many …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RESERVOIR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE huge ▪ The huge reservoir so created stretched many miles upstream. ▪ Osaka has …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PURPOSE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sense of purpose/direction (= a feeling that you know what you are trying to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MULTIPLE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PURPOSE — (REASON) [noun] [C] - an intention or aim; a reasonThe purpose of the research is to try and and find …
Cambridge English vocab
MULTIPLE — (MANY) [adjective] [not gradable] - very many of the same type, or of different typesThe youth died of multiple (= …
Cambridge English vocab
MULTIPLE — n. multiple independently targeted reentry vehicle multiple birth multiple integral multiple sclerosis multiple personality disorder
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PURPOSE — Synonyms and related words : advantage, aim, aim at, ambition, animus, aspiration, aspire, aspire after, aspire to, avail, be after, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PURPOSE — noun 1 aim/function ADJECTIVE ▪ limited ▪ chief , main , primary , prime , principal ▪ true ▪ sole …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PURPOSE — INDEX: 1. what you want to achieve when you do something 2. what something is intended to be used for …
Longman Activator English vocab
RESERVOIR — n. 25B6; noun sailing on the reservoir : lake, pool, pond; water supply; Scottish loch. an ink reservoir : RECEPTACLE, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PURPOSE — n. 25B6; noun the purpose of his visit : MOTIVE, motivation, grounds, cause, occasion, reason, point, basis, justification. their purpose …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PURPOSE — n. 1 object, intention, intent, end, goal, ambition, objective, target, aim, principle, point, rationale, reason; scheme, plan, design, motive, motivation, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PURPOSE — noun BAD : The purpose why I have come here is to improve my English. GOOD : The reason why …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
RESERVOIR — франц.; сущ. 1) резервуар; бассейн; водохранилище artificial reservoir ≈ искусственное водохранилище natural reservoir ≈ естественное водохранилище Syn : vessel, tank …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PURPOSE — 1. сущ. 1) назначение, намерение, цель; замысел, стремление to accomplish, achieve, fulfill a purpose ≈ достигнуть цели beside the purpose …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MULTIPLE — 1. прил. 1) составной; со сложной структурой multiple office bank ≈ банк с разветвленной системой филиалов multiple classification ≈ многофакторный …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RESERVOIR — reservoir.ogg ʹrezəvwɑ: n 1. бассейн; водоём; водохранилище 2. 1> резервуар the reservoir of an oil lamp - резервуар керосиновой лампы …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PURPOSE — purpose.ogg 1. ʹpɜ:pəs n 1. цель, намерение; замысел on purpose - нарочно, с целью to the purpose - кстати, к …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MULTIPLE — multiple.ogg 1. ʹmʌltıp(ə)l n 1. мат. кратное число least common multiple - наименьшее общее кратное 2. эл. многократная цепь; многократное …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RESERVOIR — 1) хранилище; резервуар, ёмкость 2) коллектор ( нефти, газа, воды ) ; продуктивный пласт 3) водохранилище; водоём, бассейн 4) регулировать …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
MULTIPLE — 1) кратное 2) метр. кратная единица 3) (много)кратная (отражённая сейсмическая) волна • - compressional multiple - decimal multiples of SI …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
RESERVOIR — 1) хранилище; резервуар, ёмкость 2) коллектор (нефти, газа, воды); продуктивный пласт 3) водохранилище; водоём, бассейн 4) регулировать сток водохранилища • to empty а reservoir — …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
MULTIPLE — 1) кратное 2) метр. кратная единица 3) (много)кратная (отражённая сейсмическая) волна • - compressional multiple - decimal multiples of SI units - double multiple - integral multiple - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
RESERVOIR — 1) бассейн 2) водовместилище 3) водоемный 4) водосбор 5) водоскоп 6) водохранилище 7) емкость 8) резервуар • oil viscosity in reservoir rock — энерг. вязкость пластовой нефти surcharged reservoir level …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
MULTIPLE — 1) кратное 2) кратное число 3) кратный 4) многократный 5) многочисленный 6) множественный 7) сводный 8) сложный 9) составной • coefficient of multiple determination — коэффициент множественной смешанной корреляции countably multiple …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
RESERVOIR — из франц.; сущ.1) резервуар; бассейн; водохранилище artificial reservoir — искусственное водохранилище natural reservoir — естественное водохранилище Syn:vessel, tank 2) запас, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PURPOSE — purpose сущ.1) назначение, намерение, цель; замысел, стремление to accomplish, achieve, fulfill a purpose — достигнуть цели - beside the purpose …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
RESERVOIR — n 1. бассейн; водоём; водохранилище 2. 1> резервуар the reservoir of an oil lamp - резервуар керосиновой лампы reservoir rock …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PURPOSE — 1. ʹpɜ:pəs n 1. цель, намерение; замысел on purpose - нарочно, с целью to the purpose - кстати, к делу …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MULTIPLE — 1. ʹmʌltıp(ə)l n 1. мат. кратное число least common multiple - наименьшее общее кратное 2. эл. многократная цепь; многократное поле; …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RESERVOIR — фр. ; сущ. 1) резервуар; бассейн; водохранилище artificial reservoir — искусственное водохранилище natural reservoir — естественное водохранилище Syn: vessel , …
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