pond

English

/pɒnd/, /pɑnd/

noun
Definitions
  • An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.
  • An inland body of standing water of any size that is fed by springs rather than by a river.
  • (colloquial) The Atlantic Ocean. Especially in across the pond (across the pond).

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English pond inherited from Old English *pond.

Origin

Old English

*pond

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