man-made reservoir

collocation in English

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man-made
adjective
uk
/ˌmænˈmeɪd/us
/ˌmænˈmeɪd/
artificial rather ...
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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 ofman-madeandreservoirfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is the largestman-madereservoirin this country.
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The ancientman-madereservoiris a feat of engineering with a bund of polygonal plan completing a circumference of 366 meters.
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The lake is a 12 hectaresman-madereservoirand it was officially opened in 1895.
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It was, at the time, the largestman-madereservoirin the world.
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The lake is aman-madereservoir, created by the building of a dam which was inaugurated in 1933.
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Had the project been completed, it would have created the largestman-madereservoirin the world.
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Besides suffering a heavy rainfall, a lot of the rain is stored in the form of man-made reservoirs, providing water for people in various parts of the country.
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Wales has many natural lakes and also a large number of man-made reservoirs, few of which have hitherto been developed to their full recreational potential.
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Tkibuli is located between two man-made reservoirs and is a mountainous region.
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Increasingly, eagles nest in man-made reservoirs stocked with fish.
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They are usually found in lakes, rivers, swamps, and man-made reservoirs.
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These areas are often man-made reservoirs or drainages that have been almost entirely monotypic.
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Most of them are man-made reservoirs.
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Wales contains many man-made reservoirs, some of which are popular resorts for outdoor activities such as sailing and fishing.
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