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Ponding
To block the flow of water so that it can escape only through evaporation or seepage; to dam.
📖 Definitions of "Ponding"
verb
- 1
To block the flow of water so that it can escape only through evaporation or seepage; to dam.
- 2
To make into a pond; to collect, as water, in a pond by damming.
- 3
To form a pond; to pool.
verb
- 1
To ponder.
noun
- 1
The excessive accumulation of water at low-lying areas that remains after 48 hours after the end of rainfall under conditions conducive to drying.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ponding"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| poolnoun | A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water. |
| ondingverb | (UK dialectal) A heavy, continuous fall of rain or snow; a downpour. |
| downpouringnoun | The act of something being poured down. |
| pourdownnoun | (rare outside dialects) Synonym of downpour. |
| depozonenoun | (geology) One of the portions of a foreland basin where extensive deposition can occur. |
| dry wellnoun | (civil engineering, construction) An underground structure (for example, a pit filled with gravel) that disposes of unwanted water (most commonly surface runoff and stormwater and in some cases greywater) by holding it and dissipating it into the groundwater. |
| podgenoun | (UK, informal) A fat person. |
| drippagenoun | A dripping, the act of dripping; something that drips. |
| poldernoun | (geography) An area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes. |
| drenchingnoun | The act by which something is drenched; a soaking. |
| updomingnoun | (geology) A bulging upwards in a dome shape. |
| dewfallnoun | The time when dew begins to form. |
| duckpondnoun | A pond that is populated by ducks, especially an ornamental pond in a garden. |
| ditchwaternoun | The stagnant water that collects in a ditch. |
| dripnoun | A falling or letting fall in drops; act of dripping. |
| diluviumnoun | An inundation or flood; a deluge. |
| soakingverb | Immersion in water; a drenching or dunking. |
| dockizationnoun | conversion of an area of water into a dock, by excluding the tide with a dam |
| underdampnoun | An underlying dampness. |
| drywellnoun | Alternative form of dry well. [(civil engineering, construction) An underground structure (for example, a pit filled with gravel) that disposes of unwanted water (most commonly surface runoff and stormwater and in some cases greywater) by holding it and dissipating it into the groundwater.] |
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