How to pronounce reservoir
American English pronunciation
REZ-er-vwar
- IPA
- /ˈɹɛzɚˌvwɑɹ/
- Syllables
- REZ · er · vwar (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- REZ-er-vwor
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What reservoir means
A big lake that stores water for a town
In a sentence: Our town's drinking water comes from the reservoir up in the hills.
Where it comes from: It comes from a French word for a storehouse, from a word meaning "to keep."
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