impounding
impounding is the present participle and gerund of impound.
Meaning of impound
Verb
impound (third-person singular simple present impounds, present participle impounding, simple past and past participle impounded)
- To shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound.
- His car was impounded after he parked it illegally.
- To hold back.
- water impounded by a dam
- To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate.
- to impound stray cattle
- To collect and hold (funds) for payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a security interest.
Noun
impounding (plural impoundings)
- An act of impoundment.
- Since the accident, Cranfield Airport Air Navigation Service has issued supplementary instruction CIMS-CF-ATC-001-SI 02/21 regarding the impounding of recordings. This exceeds the current CAA regulatory requirement and will result in all video recorded by this digital tower being retained after an...2022 July 21, Air Accidents Investigation Branch, “Analysis”, in AAIB investigation to DA 40 NG, G-CTSB, archived from the original on 19 Sep 2023
Forms of impounding
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Questions about impounding
- What does impounding mean?
- Impounding means an act of impoundment.
- What is impounding the present participle and gerund of?
- Impounding is the present participle and gerund of impound.
- What part of speech is impounding?
- Impounding is a noun.
- What is the plural of impounding?
- The plural of impounding is impoundings.
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