: 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
rain ponding on the road
Examples of pond in a Sentence
Noun
They moved here from across the pond.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
Skaters are able to glide through a path full of narrow, meandering canals that connect three main ponds.
—Ashley Opina, Twin Cities, 31 Dec. 2025
Freshman reliever Steele Eaves plunged into the pond beyond the outfield wall at Baum-Walker Stadium.
—Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 31 Dec. 2025
The Treehouse has two bedrooms, one bathroom, a private pond with a small dock, a covered porch, and a fire pit.
—Celia Fernandez
raffi Paul, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Iguanas and flamingos meet frozen ponds.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
Skaters are able to glide through a path full of narrow, meandering canals that connect three main ponds.
—Ashley Opina, Twin Cities, 31 Dec. 2025
Freshman reliever Steele Eaves plunged into the pond beyond the outfield wall at Baum-Walker Stadium.
—Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 31 Dec. 2025
The Treehouse has two bedrooms, one bathroom, a private pond with a small dock, a covered porch, and a fire pit.
—Celia Fernandez
raffi Paul, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pond. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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