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MILLPOND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does millpond mean?
• MILLPOND (noun)
The noun MILLPOND has 1 sense:
1. a pond formed by damming a stream to provide a head of water to turn a mill wheel
Familiarity information: MILLPOND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pond formed by damming a stream to provide a head of water to turn a mill wheel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("millpond" is a kind of...):
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