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nounlake used to store water for community use
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"an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival"nounanything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
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"a reservoir of talent"nouna large or extra supply of somethingtype of:
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nountank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)type of:
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- faucet a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- succulent a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs
- cistern an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater
- sump an oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine
- spigot a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- hydraulic ram a water pump that uses the kinetic energy of flowing water to force a small fraction of that water to a reservoir at a higher level
- water gauge gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir
- fountain pen a pen that is supplied with ink from a reservoir in its barrel
- transmission mechanism any mechanism whereby an infectious agent is spread from a reservoir to a human being
- lake mead the largest reservoir in the United States; located in southeastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona and formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River; the center of a recreational area