impoundment
pronunciation
How to pronounce impoundment in British English:
UK [ɪm'paʊndmənt]
How to pronounce impoundment in American English:
US [ɪm'paʊndmənt]
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- Noun:
- placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
Word Origin
- impoundment (n.)
- 1660s; see impound + -ment.
Example
- 1. Changes in fractal dimensions of representative reaches after the impoundment of three gorges project .
- 2. Congressional budget and impoundment control act .
- 3. Surface waters comprise stream waters , oceans , lake , and impoundment water .
- 4. Mean annual runoff before and after the impoundment in the middle and lower yangtze river .
- 5. Study on river regime evolution and regulation schemes for jingjiang reach after impoundment of tgp .