millpond

millpond
/mil"pond'/, n.
a pond for supplying water to drive a mill wheel.
[1640-50; MILL1 + POND]

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  • millpond — [mil′pänd΄] n. a pond formed by a milldam, from which water flows for driving a mill wheel …   English World dictionary

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  • millpond — n. a pool of water retained by a mill dam for the operation of a mill. Phrases and idioms: like a millpond (of a stretch of water) very calm …   Useful english dictionary

  • millpond — noun Date: 14th century a pond created by damming a stream to produce a head of water for operating a mill …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • millpond — noun A pond or reservoir produced by damming a river or stream in order to provide a steady source of water for a millrace …   Wiktionary

  • millpond — mill|pond [ˈmılpɔnd US pa:nd] n a very small lake that supplies water to turn the wheel of a ↑watermill …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • millpond — mill|pond [ mıl,pand ] noun count a small lake from which water flows to turn a MILL WHEEL …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • millpond — mɪlɪpÉ‘nd / pÉ’nd n. pond which supplies water to operate a mill …   English contemporary dictionary

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