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==Origin==
==Origin==
French ''réservoir'' (1510 in Middle French with [[reference]] to a [[lake]], pool, or other [[natural]] or man-made reserve of [[water]]; from mid 16th cent. with reference to a store for other substances.
French ''réservoir'' (1510 in Middle French with [[reference]] to a [[lake]], pool, or other [[natural]] or man-made reserve of [[water]]; from mid 16th cent. with reference to a store for other substances.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1690]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1690]
==Definitions==
==Definitions==
*1: a place where something is kept in store: as a : an [[artificial]] [[lake]] where [[water]] is collected and kept in [[quantity]] for use
*1: a place where something is kept in store: as a : an [[artificial]] [[lake]] where [[water]] is collected and kept in [[quantity]] for use
*3: an [[organism]] in which a [[parasite]] that is pathogenic for some other species lives and multiplies usually without damaging its host.
*3: an [[organism]] in which a [[parasite]] that is pathogenic for some other species lives and multiplies usually without damaging its host.
==Description==
==Description==
A '''reservoir''' is an [[artificial]] [[lake]] used to store [[water]]. Reservoirs may be created in [[river]] valleys by the construction of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam dam] or may be built by excavation in the ground or by [[conventional]] construction [[techniques]] such as brickwork or cast concrete.
A '''reservoir''' is an [[artificial]] [[lake]] used to store [[water]]. Reservoirs may be created in [[river]] valleys by the construction of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam dam] or may be built by excavation in the ground or by [[conventional]] construction [[techniques]] such as brickwork or cast concrete.
The term reservoir may also be used to describe naturally-occurring underground reservoirs such as those beneath an oil or [[The Well|water well]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reservoir]
The term reservoir may also be used to describe naturally-occurring underground reservoirs such as those beneath an oil or [[The Well|water well]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reservoir]
[[Category: General Reference]]
[[Category: General Reference]]