different between stockpile vs reservoir

English

Etymology

From stock +? pile. Compare Proto-Germanic *stapulaz (“post”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?st?kpa?l/

Noun

stockpile (plural stockpiles)

1. A supply, especially a large one, of something kept for future use.

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Verb

stockpile (third-person singular simple present stockpiles, present participle stockpiling, simple past and past participle stockpiled)

1. To accumulate a stockpile.

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Further reading

• stockpile on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From French réservoir (“collection place”) (fig.), réservoir (“storehouse”) (lit.). in turn from French réserver (“to reserve, keep”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???z.?.vw??(?)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???z.?(?).vw??/, /???z.?(?).vw??/, /???z.?(?).v??/

Noun

reservoir (plural reservoirs)

1. A place where anything is kept in store
2. A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
3. A small intercellular space, often containing resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter.
4. A supply or source of something.
5. A species that acts as host to a zoonosis when it is not causing acute illness in other susceptible species.

Derived terms

• air reservoir
• receiving reservoir
• oil reservoir
• petroleum reservoir

Related terms

• reserve

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References

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French réservoir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /re?.z?r?v?a?r/, /re?.z?r?v?a?r/
• Hyphenation: re?ser?voir

Noun

reservoir n (plural reservoirs, diminutive reservoirtje n)

1. reservoir

Derived terms

• waterreservoir