impoundment
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mənt noun
1.
a body of water confined within an enclosure, as a reservoir.
2.
the act of impounding: the impoundment of alien property.
3.
the condition of being impounded.
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impound (ɪmˈpaʊnd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to confine (stray animals, illegally parked cars, etc) in a pound |
| 2. | a. to seize (chattels, etc) by legal right |
| b. to take possession of (a document, evidence, etc) and hold in legal custody | |
| 3. | to collect (water) in a reservoir or dam, as for irrigation |
| 4. | to seize or appropriate |
| im'poundable | |
| —adj | |
| im'poundage | |
| —n | |
| im'poundment | |
| —n | |
| im'pounder | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
The impoundment is cooperatively managed for wading bird foraging habitat, mosquito control, and natural tidal exchange.
Most hunters use small boats or canoes in the impoundment.
As a result, no coal combustion by-products are being produced and no impoundment is receiving coal combustion by-products.
However, development of this plan should not delay timely and appropriate action for the impoundment areas.
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