dewpond

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noun

A shallow (typically artificial) pond occurring in hills without any spring as source, originally thought to be fed by condensation (dew or mist), and now generally believed to be rainfed.

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mist-pondfog-pond
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Meanings

noundewpond (plural dewponds)

plural dewponds · alternative dew pond · alternative dew-pond

  1. archaicA shallow (typically artificial) pond occurring in hills without any spring as source, originally thought to be fed by condensation (dew or mist), and now generally believed to be rainfed.

    We have no waters to delight / Our broad and brookless vales— / Only the dewpond on the height / Unfed, that never fails […].

    1903, Rudyard Kipling, Five Nations, Sussex
    1 more example

    Her hair was loose and blew about her shoulders, she ran swiftly, wearing sandals when she set off on the long run to the dewpond.

    1915, DH Lawrence, The Rainbow, Vintage, published 2011, page 431

    Synonyms: mist-pond, fog-pond

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA shallow (typically artificial) pond occurring in hills without any spring as source, originally thought to be fed by condensation (dew or mist), and now generally believed to be rainfed.

Similar
mist-pondfog-pond

Origin

From dew + pond.

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APA

dewpond. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dewpond

MLA

“dewpond.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dewpond. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dewpond,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dewpond.

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