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pond
[pond]
noun
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
Informal.the pond, the Atlantic Ocean.
American companies are finding business is different on the other side of the pond.
verb (used without object)
(especially of water) to collect into a pond or large puddle.
to prevent rainwater from ponding on the roof.
pond
/ ɒԻ /
noun
a pool of still water, often artificially created
( in combination )
a fishpond
pond
An inland body of standing water that is smaller than a lake. Natural ponds form in small depressions and are usually shallow enough to support rooted vegetation across most or all of their areas.
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of pond1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
In the heart of north Wiltshire, I bump down another farm track, past a pond and a field of a dozen young brown calves.
In 2017, state water regulators adopted an agreement setting targets for state agencies in building thousands of acres of ponds, wetlands and other dust-control projects around the Salton Sea.
In general terms, the pendulum effect familiar from American politics, where the party in power tends to lose ground in off-year elections, also applies across the pond.
After an unsuccessful attempt, Happy dives into the golf course pond where he pummels the reptile and retrieves the ball.
The trailhead is in the northeast corner of the lot near the small pond.
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