pond

[pond]

noun

1. a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.

2. Informal.,  the pond, the Atlantic Ocean.

   American companies are finding business is different on the other side of the pond.

verb (used without object)

1. (especially of water) to collect into a pond or large puddle.

   to prevent rainwater from ponding on the roof.

pond

/ pɒnd /

noun

1. 1. a pool of still water, often artificially created

   2. ( in combination )

      a fishpond

pond

1. An inland body of standing water that is smaller than a lake. Natural ponds form in small depressions and are usually shallow enough to support rooted vegetation across most or all of their areas.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pond¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English ponde, pande, akin to Old English pynding “dam,” gepyndan “to impound.” See pound ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of pond¹

C13 ponde enclosure; related to _pound ³

Idioms and Phrases

see big fish in a small pond; little frog in a big pond.

Example Sentences

Mr Todorov captured clouds reflected in vast salt ponds while flying into San Francisco.

From BBC

He also got time off to fly back across the pond for a series regular spot on Channel 4’s upcoming “A Woman of Substance.”

From Los Angeles Times

Bushwhacking through wildflowers along his property line on a recent day, Williams, Gilbert and the Kreiders looked out on Twin Lake, its surface carpeted in yellow pond lilies and dotted with nesting birds.

From Salon

Schäfer died in prison in 2010, but some of the German residents remained and have turned the former colony into a tourist destination, with a restaurant, hotel, cabins to rent and even a boating pond.

From BBC

The two men went carp fishing in a pond near the 17th-century house before they held talks about Gaza and other international affairs at the residence during Vance's family holiday to the UK.

From BBC

Related Words

• basin 
• lagoon 
• pool 
• puddle