[Tagging] water=pool

John F. Eldredge john at jfeldredge.com
Tue Mar 14 02:39:51 UTC 2017


At least in American English, there is an intermediate term, pond, for a 
body of water smaller than a lake but larger than a mere wide spot in a 
stream.  Ponds can be man-made or natural.



On March 13, 2017 4:19:47 AM Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdreist at gmail.com> 
wrote:

> 2017-03-13 10:13 GMT+01:00 Warin <61sundowner at gmail.com>:
>
>> If (when, in Australia) the river stops flowing, these pools become a
>> water oasis for all.
>> And if the pool dries up you can dig there for water, if needed.
>>
>
>
> so where's the distinction to lake? How much is the water flow reduced
> there, can you still perceive you're in a river, or is it more like a still
> water body with water flowing in and out?
>
> Cheers,
> Martin
>
>
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