Pond

  • 11pond — is used jocularly to mean the sea, especially the Atlantic as separating Britain and America: • Jackie Collins, born British, wrote…huge, earnest tomes which even started to feature safe sex warnings when she took up residence across the pond J.… …

    Modern English usage

  • 12pond — sb. (itk.), pond (en måleenhed for kraft) (fork.: p) …

    Dansk ordbog

  • 13pond — ► NOUN 1) a fairly small body of still water. 2) (the pond) humorous the Atlantic ocean. ORIGIN alteration of POUND(Cf. ↑pounder) …

    English terms dictionary

  • 14pond|ed — «PON dihd», adjective. confined in a pond; dammed up: »The storm water remained ponded for weeks (Harper s) …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 15Pond — Pond, das holländische Pfund = 1 Kilogramm = 2 Zollpfund; s. u. Niederlande (Geogr.) …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 16Pond — Pond, in den Niederlanden 1821–69 = 1 kg, früher das Pfund (s. d.) …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 17Pond — Pond, das niederländ. Pfund (= 1 kg) …

    Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • 18pond — s. v. greu, greutate, încărcătură, masă, povară, sarcină. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime …

    Dicționar Român

  • 19Pond — das; s, <aus lat. pondus, Gen. ponderis »Gewicht« zu pendere »(ab)wägen«> ältere Maßeinheit der Kraft (Phys.); Zeichen p …

    Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • 20pond — (n.) mid 13c., artificially banked body of water, variant of pound enclosed place (see POUND (Cf. pound) (n.2)). Jocular reference to the Atlantic Ocean dates from 1640s …

    Etymology dictionary

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