: a body of water usually smaller than a lake
a fishing pond
—sometimes used with the to refer informally or facetiously to the Atlantic Ocean
ponded; ponding; ponds
: to block (something, such as a stream) to create a pond
: to collect in or form a pond
rain ponding on the road
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Noun
They moved here from across the pond.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
Two days before the event, the lake was stocked with 2,000 pounds of rainbow trout by Wright’s Rainbows, a company based in Thacher, Idaho that specializes in supplying trout for recreational fishing ponds.
—Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Members of the Maynard Fire and Police Department rescued a dog from a frozen pond late Tuesday night.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Most of the property would remain open space, while adding stormwater management, landscaping and resident amenities, including a koi pond and walking paths.
—Kendrick Calfee
february 11, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
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Much of the damage that the larger amount would cause, especially the impact on the pond and spoiling the preserve, would still happen under the new plan.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
Two days before the event, the lake was stocked with 2,000 pounds of rainbow trout by Wright’s Rainbows, a company based in Thacher, Idaho that specializes in supplying trout for recreational fishing ponds.
—Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Members of the Maynard Fire and Police Department rescued a dog from a frozen pond late Tuesday night.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Most of the property would remain open space, while adding stormwater management, landscaping and resident amenities, including a koi pond and walking paths.
—Kendrick Calfee
february 11, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pond. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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