reservoirs

Large water holdings

Reservoirs are places where something is stored or accumulated.

Most commonly, a reservoir is an artificial lake created by damming a river to store water for drinking, irrigation, or hydroelectric power: The reservoir supplies water to three counties.

The term extends to any container holding liquid—the tank in a toilet, the ink chamber in a fountain pen.

Figuratively, a reservoir is a supply that can be drawn upon: a reservoir of talent, a reservoir of goodwill.

In epidemiology, a reservoir is an organism or environment that harbors a pathogen without being affected by it.

water-storage

dam

Water-holding barrier

basinConcave water receptacle
lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
watershedDrainage area boundary

spillway · catchment · impoundment · aqueduct · sluice · levee · embankment · storage · capacity · release

metaphorical

wellspring

Primary source of something

sourcePoint of origin
fontCharacter style set
fountainWater-spouting structure

depth · untapped · vast · hidden · inner · strength · talent · creativity · patience · knowledge

supply

stockpile

Accumulated reserve supply

cacheConcealed storage spot
storehouseBuilding for stored goods
repositoryPlace for storing things

accumulation · bank · depot · pool · hoard · inventory · backup · surplus · buffer · contingency

anatomical

bladder

Organ holding urine

gallbladderBile storage organ
ventricleHollow organ chamber
sinusAir-filled cranial cavity

cavity · sac · pouch · vesicle · chamber · organ · fluid · bile · urine · cerebrospinal

epidemiological

host

One receiving guests

carrierOne that transports
vectorQuantity with direction
pathogenDisease-causing microorganism

zoonotic · wildlife · transmission · infection · disease · outbreak · endemic · animal · mosquito · bat

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