impoundage
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The installation of a dam to create a reservoir or similar body of water.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "During three seasons prior to impoundage , mosquito catching stations were established in the reservoir area and inspected regularly in order to determine approximately the prevalence of anopheline mosquitoes in the area under natural conditions."