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rainpond

rainpond noun: a pond which is fed by rain, such as a dewpond.

Noun

rainpond (plural rainponds)

  1. A pond which is fed by rain, such as a dewpond.
    • ...small artificial rainponds made on the downs for the watering of cattle.1918, The Archaeological Journal, page 210
    • ... rainponds and small dams within a radius of fifty miles of Meru at altitudes of 4000 feet upwards. Unlike most Ducks it exhibits no preference between saline and fresh waters. At Ngiroin, a small group of rainponds about ten acres in[…]1946, The Ibis

Forms of rainpond

pluralrainponds

Origin of rainpond

From rain + pond.

Questions about rainpond

What does rainpond mean?
Rainpond means a pond which is fed by rain, such as a dewpond.
What part of speech is rainpond?
Rainpond is a noun.
What is the plural of rainpond?
The plural of rainpond is rainponds.

Words near rainpond in the dictionary

  1. Rainones
  2. rainout
  3. rainouts
  4. rainpants
  5. rainpit
  6. rainpond
  7. rainponds
  8. rainpool
  9. rainpools
  10. rainpour
  11. rainpours

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