Reservoir — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a large or extra supply of something

lake used to store water for community use

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɛzɚvwˌɑːɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɛzəvwˌɑː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɛzəvwˌɑː/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɛzɚvwˌɑːɹ/.

Examples

a reservoir of talent
an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

man-made lake source artificial lake

Parts of Speech

noun	a large or extra supply of something “a reservoir of talent”
noun	lake used to store water for community use
noun	tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)
noun	anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies “an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival”

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

réservoir

une quantité importante ou supplémentaire de quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

depósito

un suministro grande o extra de algo

🇮🇹Italian

serbatoio

una fornitura grande o extra di qualcosa

🇵🇹Portuguese

reservatório

um suprimento grande ou extra de algo

🇷🇺Russian

резервуар

большой или дополнительный запас чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जलाशय

किसी चीज़ की बड़ी या अतिरिक्त आपूर्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

জলাধার

কিছুর একটি বড় বা অতিরিক্ত সরবরাহ

🇮🇳Tamil

நீர்த்தேக்கம்

ஏதாவது ஒரு பெரிய அல்லது கூடுதல் வழங்கல்

🇮🇳Telugu

జలాశయం

ఏదైనా పెద్ద లేదా అదనపు సరఫరా

🇮🇳Marathi

जलाशय

एखाद्या गोष्टीचा मोठा किंवा अतिरिक्त पुरवठा

🇮🇳Gujarati

જળાશય

કોઈ વસ્તુનો મોટો અથવા વધારાનો પુરવઠો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಲಾಶಯ

ಯಾವುದೋ ಒಂದು ದೊಡ್ಡ ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚುವರಿ ಪೂರೈಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

റിസർവോയർ

എന്തെങ്കിലും വലിയതോ അധികമോ ആയ വിതരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੰਡਾਰ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਵੱਡੀ ਜਾਂ ਵਾਧੂ ਸਪਲਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ذخائر

کسی چیز کی ایک بڑی یا اضافی فراہمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

水库

大量或额外供应的某物

🇯🇵Japanese

貯水池

何かの大量または余分な供給

🇰🇷Korean

저수지

무언가의 대규모 또는 추가 공급

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hồ chứa

một nguồn cung cấp lớn hoặc bổ sung của một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

อ่างเก็บน้ำ

อุปทานขนาดใหญ่หรือพิเศษของบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

waduk

persediaan sesuatu yang besar atau ekstra

🇵🇭Filipino

imbakan ng tubig

malaki o dagdag na suplay ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

takungan

bekalan sesuatu yang besar atau tambahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خزان

كمية كبيرة أو إضافية من شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

مخزن

عرضه زیاد یا اضافی چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

rezervuar

bir şeyin büyük veya ekstra tedariki

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַאֲגָר

היצע גדול או נוסף של משהו

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The primary meaning of 'reservoir' is 'a large or extra supply of something'.

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Using 'reservoir' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'reservoir' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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