pondage

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noun

The small water storage behind the weir of a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plant.

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Meanings

nounpondage (countable and uncountable, plural pondages)

plural pondages

  1. countableuncountableThe small water storage behind the weir of a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plant.
  2. countableuncountableThe water in a reservoir.

Origin

From pond + -age.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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