MILLPOND

millpond

(noun) a pond formed by damming a stream to provide a head of water to turn a mill wheel

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

millpond (plural millponds)

A pond or reservoir produced by damming a river or stream in order to provide a steady source of water for a millrace.

Source: Wiktionary



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25 February 2025

ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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