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How do you spell Reservoir?

Correct spelling

reservoir

RESERV + OIR. French ending.

Why is reservoir spelled this way?

From French reserver, to keep back. A reservoir keeps water back — it stores what would otherwise flow away. The OIR ending is characteristically French.

Common misspellings of reservoir

resevoirreservoireresavoirreservior

Example

The reservoir supplies water to the city.

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