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impoundment

impoundment noun: a body of water impounded within an enclosure, such as a reservoir.

Noun

impoundment (countable and uncountable, plural impoundments)

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

Forms of impoundment

pluralimpoundments

Origin of impoundment

From impound + -ment.

Questions about impoundment

What does impoundment mean?
Impoundment means a body of water impounded within an enclosure, such as a reservoir.
What part of speech is impoundment?
Impoundment is a noun.
What is the plural of impoundment?
The plural of impoundment is impoundments.

Words near impoundment in the dictionary

  1. impounded
  2. impounder
  3. impounders
  4. impounding
  5. impoundings
  6. impoundment
  7. impoundments
  8. impounds
  9. IMPOV
  10. impoverish
  11. impoverished

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