: 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
Examples of pond in a Sentence
Noun
They moved here from across the pond.
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 15 July 2024
Even though she’s moved over the pond, her British roots are still present in her music, including the title of her 2019 debut album, The Tearoom.
—Mckinley Franklin, Peoplemag, 14 July 2024
Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 1 July 2024
The remnants of all that contamination can likely be found in the sediment that has built up behind the dam, downstream at the Ansonia portion, and in the canal and pond between them.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2024
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Noun
On August 14, 1922 the pond erupted without warning, shooting water 300 feet into the air.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 15 July 2024
Even though she’s moved over the pond, her British roots are still present in her music, including the title of her 2019 debut album, The Tearoom.
—Mckinley Franklin, Peoplemag, 14 July 2024
Verb
The fish tend to live in slow-moving streams or ponds with thick vegetation.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 1 July 2024
The remnants of all that contamination can likely be found in the sediment that has built up behind the dam, downstream at the Ansonia portion, and in the canal and pond between them.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pond. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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