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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The act of impounding or the state of being impounded.
  • noun A body of water, such as a reservoir, made by impounding.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A body of water impounded within an enclosure, such as a reservoir
  • noun The act of impounding
  • noun The state of being impounded

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law

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