impoundment
noun
im·pound·ment
im-ˈpau̇n(d)-mənt 
1
: the act of impounding : the state of being impounded
2
: a body of water formed by impounding
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Examples of impoundment in a Sentence
after his impoundment in the garage all weekend, the family dog was ready to frolic
Recent Examples on the Web
The impoundment has created an area conducive to paddling, Thomas-Blate said, and officials want to engage those users during the discussions about the site.
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Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2024
The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 established a new congressional budget process and timetable, a budget committee in each house, a Congressional Budget Office, and congressional control over the impoundment of funds by the executive branch.
—Washington Post, 9 July 2024
Given the flooding and extreme storms in the last few years, Greene said that dams that were never designed for flood control are essentially serving that function anyway by releasing water from impoundments in anticipation of large volumes of stormwater and runoff.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2024
Houston and the corps are also studying additional impoundments, levees, dam repairs, and dam improvements under Section 216 of the Water Resources Development Act.
—Kate Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2018
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Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2024
The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 established a new congressional budget process and timetable, a budget committee in each house, a Congressional Budget Office, and congressional control over the impoundment of funds by the executive branch.
—Washington Post, 9 July 2024
Given the flooding and extreme storms in the last few years, Greene said that dams that were never designed for flood control are essentially serving that function anyway by releasing water from impoundments in anticipation of large volumes of stormwater and runoff.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2024
Houston and the corps are also studying additional impoundments, levees, dam repairs, and dam improvements under Section 216 of the Water Resources Development Act.
—Kate Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2018
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“Impoundment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impoundment. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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