: 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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Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2025
Soon after, the plane, which was captured on surveillance videos, crashed into a small pond in the 5000 block of NW 57th Way.
—Briauna Brown, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Their oldest daughter, Alex, is unfazed by how the estate — complete with multiple food storage buildings, vineyards and a trout pond — and her father’s efforts have evolved over the years.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
This route passes by a pond with ducks, and sections of the trail are shaded with tall sycamore trees.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Stroll through the illuminated, whimsical winter woods Venture on a mile-long trail past ponds, woodlands and fields at Light in the Forest.
—Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2025
Soon after, the plane, which was captured on surveillance videos, crashed into a small pond in the 5000 block of NW 57th Way.
—Briauna Brown, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Their oldest daughter, Alex, is unfazed by how the estate — complete with multiple food storage buildings, vineyards and a trout pond — and her father’s efforts have evolved over the years.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
This route passes by a pond with ducks, and sections of the trail are shaded with tall sycamore trees.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pond. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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