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Definition of Reservoirs
1. reservoir [n] - See also: reservoir
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reservoirs
Literary usage of Reservoirs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Engineering Index Annual for by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1909)
"Lining Ditches and Reservoirs to Prevent Seepage Losses. ... 94582 D. The Design
and Construction of Impounding Reservoirs. William Watts. ..."
2. Public Water-supplies: Requirements, Resources, and the Construction of Works by Frederick Eugene Turneaure, Harry Luman Russell, Daniel Webster Mead (1908)
"Natural lakes or ponds can frequently be utilized as reservoirs. ... It has been
proposed to construct storage-reservoirs of this nature on the Thames ..."
3. Elements of Sanitary Engineering by Mansfield Merriman (1898)
"Reservoirs. The surface water of swamps and brooks and the ground water of springs
is collected in reservoirs for storage and distribution. ..."
4. Mining and Engineering: And Miner's Guide by Henry A. Gordon (1894)
"DAMS and reservoirs constructed with earthwork embankments are considered by many
persons as works of the simplest construction, which any one can undertake ..."
5. Elements of Sanitary Engineering by Mansfield Merriman (1918)
"Reservoirs. The surface water of swamps and brooks and the ground water of springs
is collected in reservoirs for storage and distribution. ..."
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