receiving reservoir

noun

A principal reservoir into which an aqueduct or rising main delivers water, and from which a distributing reservoir draws its supply.

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Meanings

nounreceiving reservoir (plural receiving reservoirs)

plural receiving reservoirs

  1. A principal reservoir into which an aqueduct or rising main delivers water, and from which a distributing reservoir draws its supply.
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receiving reservoir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/receiving%20reservoir

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “receiving reservoir,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/receiving%20reservoir.

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