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reservoir

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


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Each thruster sits above a reservoir containing an ionic liquid propellant.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

On Monday, a 13-year-old boy died getting into difficulty while in a reservoir in Halifax, West Yorkshire and at Kingsbury Water Park in Warwickshire a body of a teenage girl was recovered in the evening.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

The agency cited “modest improvements” in reservoir levels after some rainstorms in April.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Dam impoundment produced different effects depending on reservoir depth.

From Science Daily • May 17, 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




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