millpond

ˈmɪlpɒnd

Definition

Definition of millpond - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

nature

Rare

any calm and still water surface

Rare

The lake was as smooth as a millpond.

still water

water source

TECH.

pond that supplies water to a mill

TECH.

The old millpond provided ample water for the mill's operations.

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any calm and still water surface

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calm as a millpond

adj.

extremely calm and still like a millpond

The lake was calm as a millpond at dawn.

Origin of millpond

Old English, mylen (mill) + pond (pond)

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calm as a millpond

adj.

tranquil

extremely calm and still like a millpond

Examples of millpond in a sentence

After the storm, the river turned into a millpond.
The ducks swam peacefully in the millpond.
The millpond froze over during the harsh winter.

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French:miroir d'eau, étang de moulin, ...
German:Spiegelglatte Wasserfläche, Mühlenteich, ...
Italian:specchio d'acqua, laghetto del mulino, ...
Spanish:espejo de agua, estanque del molino, ...
Portuguese:espelho de água, lago do moinho, ...
Chinese:静水, 磨坊池塘, ...
Japanese:水車池, 製粉所の池, ...
Arabic:سَطْح مَائِي سَاكِن, بِرْكَة الطَّاحُونَة, ...
Hebrew:מִשְׁטָח מַיִם שָׁקֵט, בְּרֵכַת טַחֲנָה, ...
Russian:зеркальная гладь, мельничный пруд, ...
Ukrainian:тиха заводь, млиновий ставок, ...
Hindi:मिलपॉन्ड, मिल तालाब, ...
Bengali:মিলপন্ড, কলের পুকুর, ...
Catalan:estany, estany del molí, ...
Czech:hladina, mlýnský rybník, ...
Danish:vandspejl, mølledam, ...
Dutch:spiegel, molenplas, ...
Greek:ήρεμη λίμνη, λιμνούλα του μύλου, ...
Hungarian:tükörsima vízfelület, malomtó, ...
Khmer:ផ្ទៃទឹកស្ងប់ស្ងាត់មិនរលក, ស្រះសម្រាប់ផ្គត់ផ្គង់ទឹកដល់រោងម៉ាស៊ីនកិន, ...
Korean:잔잔한 수면, 물방앗간 연못, ...
Persian:آبگیر, آبگیر آسیاب, ...
Polish:staw młyński, staw przy młynie, ...
Portuguese (BR):espelho d'água, lago do moinho, ...
Romanian:oglindă de apă, iaz de moară, ...
Swedish:ankdamm, mjölnardamm, ...
Thai:บึงน้ำโรงสี, บ่อน้ำโรงสี, ...
Turkish:durgun su, değirmen göleti, ...
Vietnamese:mặt hồ yên ả, ao xay, ...

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