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impoundment
[ im-pound-muhnt ]
noun
- a body of water confined within an enclosure, as a reservoir.
- the act of impounding:
towing and impoundment of abandoned vehicles.
- the condition of being impounded.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of impoundment1
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Example Sentences
She banks the plane so we can see down into another massive impoundment, filled with circles of bright green.
The primary recommendation is that studies be continued, to document changes that result from impoundment.
Preliminary observations on the presence of stream-inhabiting fishes in Tenkiller Reservoir, a new Oklahoma impoundment.
Water conservation, water supply, flood and drainage control, and impoundment facilities.
We impound water without knowing the effects of that impoundment on its quality.
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