Noun

(en noun)

A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.

The Nile delta is composed of sediment that was washed down and deposited at the mouth of the river.

Noun

Noun

(en noun)

(label) Restriction.

# The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation; exception.

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# Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.

That which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use.

# A natural resource known to exist but not currently exploited.

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# A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose; as, the Connecticut Reserve in Ohio, originally set apart for the school fund of Connecticut; the Clergy Reserves in Canada, for the support of the clergy.

# (label) A tract of land set apart for the use of an Aboriginal group; Indian reserve (compare US (reservation).)

# (label) A body of troops kept in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency.

# (label) Funds kept on hand to meet planned or unplanned financial requirements.

# Wine held back and aged before being sold.

(label) Something initially kept back for later use in a recreation.

# (label) A member of a team who does not participate from the start of the game, but can be used to replace tired or injured team-mates.

# (label) A group or pile of cards dealt out at the beginning of a patience or solitaire game to be used during play.