English Explanatory Dictionary

impoundment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A body of water impounded within an enclosure, such as a reservoir.
  2. The act of impounding.
  3. The state of being impounded.

Word forms

impoundment impoundments

Etymology

From impound + -ment.

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