单词 | impounding |
释义 | > as lemmasimˈpounding imˈpounding n. and adj. (as impounding reservoir, a reservoir whose function is to store sufficient water to ensure an uninterrupted supply in times of relative drought). ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > legal seizure or recovery of property > [noun] > seizing lands or goods > impounding of stray cattle pounding1428 parcage1449 pinnage1552 impounding1554 poundage1554 poindage1576 the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [noun] > constructed reservoir recluse1593 conservera1614 reserver1615 conservatory1626 tank1634 reservatory1666 reservoir1686 kund1837 impounding reservoir1875 catch basin1884 spring box1887 tank1898 1554 Act 1 & 2 Philip & Mary c. 12 Preamble Disorder in taking of Distresses and impoundyng of Cattayle. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Parchage, impoundage, or an impounding. 1875 Encycl. Brit. II. 225/1 With but little artificial addition, Loch Katrine, Loch Venachar, and Loch Drunkie were converted into impounding reservoirs, the first for the supply of the city, and the two latter for compensation. 1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 26 June 1/3 A warning note as to the safety of the impounding reservoirs in this country. 1893 J. H. T. Turner & A. W. Brightmore Princ. Waterworks Engin. iv. 172 The first-mentioned requirement is satisfied by the formation of ‘impounding-reservoirs’, the office of which is to gather the irregular natural yield of surface-water, in order that it may be supplied at a uniform rate; the second is met by the construction of ‘service-reservoirs’, tanks and cisterns, from which water is distributed as required by the hourly demands of consumers. 1954 G. M. Fair et al. Water Supply & Waste-water Disposal viii. 188 In the absence of adequate natural storage, engineers resort to the construction of impounding reservoirs, or, more rarely, to the excavation of storage basins. < as lemmas |
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