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
Synonyms
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
Penalties would include impoundment and fines of $750 per passenger, according to the ordinance.
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Daniella Silva, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2024
Last week, the mayor issued an executive order that requires buses with migrants to arrive in the city only between 8:30 a.m. and noon, Monday through Friday, or face fines and impoundment.
—Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2024
Deliberately reducing pond water levels during winter can provide benefits in aquatic weed, fishery and shoreline management in certain situations, according to Scott Jones, small impoundment Extension specialist, Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
—Debbie Archer Special To The Commercial, arkansasonline.com, 3 Dec. 2023
Not long ago, biologists feared that smallmouths that escaped Lake Powell—an impoundment of the Colorado River—would establish in the Grand Canyon and quickly wipe out native and endangered species like the humpback chub.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 25 Oct. 2023
The impoundment rules are modeled after a similar crackdown in Orange, a city near Anaheim that had been dealing with the same kind of scofflaw vendors for years.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2023
Smallmouths also inhabit Lake Gillham, an impoundment of the Cossatot River in Southwest Arkansas.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 23 July 2023
Concrete impoundments like Flaming Gorge have interrupted the yearly surge of spring snowmelt, turbidity and floodplain fish evolved with and need to spawn and thrive.
—Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 July 2023
This rod may seem like a one-hit-wonder, sounding best to anglers regularly fishing the legendary ledges of Tennessee River impoundments.
—Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 21 June 2023
Daniella Silva, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2024
Last week, the mayor issued an executive order that requires buses with migrants to arrive in the city only between 8:30 a.m. and noon, Monday through Friday, or face fines and impoundment.
—Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2024
Deliberately reducing pond water levels during winter can provide benefits in aquatic weed, fishery and shoreline management in certain situations, according to Scott Jones, small impoundment Extension specialist, Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
—Debbie Archer Special To The Commercial, arkansasonline.com, 3 Dec. 2023
Not long ago, biologists feared that smallmouths that escaped Lake Powell—an impoundment of the Colorado River—would establish in the Grand Canyon and quickly wipe out native and endangered species like the humpback chub.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 25 Oct. 2023
The impoundment rules are modeled after a similar crackdown in Orange, a city near Anaheim that had been dealing with the same kind of scofflaw vendors for years.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2023
Smallmouths also inhabit Lake Gillham, an impoundment of the Cossatot River in Southwest Arkansas.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 23 July 2023
Concrete impoundments like Flaming Gorge have interrupted the yearly surge of spring snowmelt, turbidity and floodplain fish evolved with and need to spawn and thrive.
—Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 July 2023
This rod may seem like a one-hit-wonder, sounding best to anglers regularly fishing the legendary ledges of Tennessee River impoundments.
—Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 21 June 2023
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“Impoundment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impoundment. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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