main reservoir

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main
adjective[before noun]
uk
/meɪn/us
/meɪn/
larger, more important, or having more influence than others of the ...
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reservoir
noun[C]
uk
/ˈrez.ə.vwɑːr/us
/ˈrez.ɚ.vwɑːr/
a place for storing liquid, especially a natural or artificial lake providing water for a city or ...
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(Definition ofmainandreservoirfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Nevertheless, themainreservoirof the virus has yet to be determined.
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In most of this range, the domestic dog is themainreservoir.
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Themainreservoirof nearly sixty acres will not be touched, and that reservoir is separated by a road and a belt of trees from the pond.
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Oil-water levels are common in themainreservoirmembers, but the transgressive series is 43 m higher.
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The lake was developed in the mid 19th century as a part of the city's municipal water system and built as themainreservoir.
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The purpose of the auxiliary dam is to pre-clean water mechanically and biologically before it flows into themainreservoir.
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They were fitted withmainreservoirpipes required for the automatic door control of the passenger coaches.
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The water used for power generation is pumped back tomainreservoirusing a pump house.
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Air connections between the cars are made through two air hoses, brake pipe andmainreservoir.
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These diseases are considered zoonotic as themainreservoirfor the pathogen is in animal, usually mammal species.
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Mainreservoirpipe pressure can also be used to supply air for auxiliary systems such as pneumatic door operators or air suspension.
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Therefore, children are themainreservoirof infection.
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Dogs are considered to be themainreservoirfor rabies in developing countries.
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Its reservoir acts as a sediment trap to catch any particles in the river before they get to themainreservoir.
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Themainreservoirand its subsidiary reservoirs are estimated to contain 93 billion litres of water, enough to meet the needs of its customers for two years without any rainfall.
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In addition, the country is coming towards the end of the dry season resulting in very low levels in the main reservoirs.
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