: a body of water usually smaller than a lake
a fishing pond
—sometimes used with the to refer informally or facetiously to the Atlantic Ocean
ponded; ponding; ponds
: to block (something, such as a stream) to create a pond
: to collect in or form a pond
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Noun
They moved here from across the pond.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Lakes include Lake Atalanta in Rogers, Lake Bentonville, Lake Springdale, Murphy Park pond in Springdale, Shaw Family Park pond in Springdale, Van Buren Municipal Pond in Van Buren and also Carol Ann Cross Pond, Torraine Lake and Wells Lake, all in Fort Smith.
—Flip Putthoff, arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024
The ranch house, located in their hometown of Plains, in Sumter County, features a pond Jimmy helped dig and a magnolia tree transplanted from a sprout from a tree that Andrew Jackson planted on the lawn of the White House nearly 200 years ago.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Some have vertical walls, others look like saucers or shallow basins, and some generate ponds by retaining water, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
—Lori Comstock, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Water from ponds or other stagnant bodies of water can contain tiny crustaceans commonly known as water fleas, which in turn can be infected with Guinea worm larvae, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Lakes include Lake Atalanta in Rogers, Lake Bentonville, Lake Springdale, Murphy Park pond in Springdale, Shaw Family Park pond in Springdale, Van Buren Municipal Pond in Van Buren and also Carol Ann Cross Pond, Torraine Lake and Wells Lake, all in Fort Smith.
—Flip Putthoff, arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024
The ranch house, located in their hometown of Plains, in Sumter County, features a pond Jimmy helped dig and a magnolia tree transplanted from a sprout from a tree that Andrew Jackson planted on the lawn of the White House nearly 200 years ago.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Some have vertical walls, others look like saucers or shallow basins, and some generate ponds by retaining water, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
—Lori Comstock, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for pond
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“Pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pond. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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