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reservoir

[rez-er-vwahr, -vwawr, -vawr, rez-uh-] / ˈrɛz ərˌvwɑr, -ˌvwɔr, -ˌvɔr, ˈrɛz ə- /


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The newly restored West Mebon temple rises from a reservoir at Cambodia's sprawling Angkor archaeological complex, the latest in a century of conservation projects led by former colonial power France.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

For patients receiving ICV treatment, surgeons will implant a shunt connecting the brain's ventricles to a reservoir positioned beneath the scalp.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

It said it received reports of two men carrying a bow and arrows while walking along a track by the reservoir on Military Road in the Harlow Hill area.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Opponents, including environmental activists and fishing advocates, urged the board to reject the permit, saying the reservoir would siphon too much water out of the Sacramento River and harm salmon and other native fish.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

And there was also the reservoir of dark water, all covered by snow and by night, by snow-fall and by night-fall, buried beneath black and white, gray mist and gray silence.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

But he added that water demand must be managed properly, adding that ABH is trying to boost the capacity of Batam's six reservoirs by dredging them, with cloud seeding another option in dry periods.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

Elsewhere across England, despite the wetter October, there hasn't been enough rain to top up the majority of our reservoirs.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

The combination of reservoirs and desalination plants can heal the Southwest of perpetual drought, and California will probably be able to sell excess water to Arizona, Nevada and Northern Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Already, the reservoirs Lake Mead and Lake Powell are at their lowest levels since they first began filling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

There another steam-engine pump lifted the water into huge wood reservoirs, from where it was fed by gravity to households and businesses around the city.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy


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