Meaning | A small lake. |
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Example | "the pond was too small for sailing" |
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Synonym | pool |
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Narrower | fishpond | A freshwater pond with fish |
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horsepond | A pond for watering horses |
mere | A small pond of standing water |
millpond | A pond formed by damming a stream to provide a head of water to turn a mill wheel |
swimming hole | A small body of water (usually in a creek) that is deep enough to use for swimming |
water hole | A natural hole or hollow containing water |
Broader | lake | A body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land |
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Spanish | charca, estanque |
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Catalan | bassa, estany, Oceà Atlàntic |
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