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{{other uses|Mill Pond (disambiguation)}}
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[[Image:Hagley mill race.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Hagley mill pond on [[Brandywine Creek (Christina River)|Brandywine Creek]] which fed the [[mill race]] in back, to supply power to the [[DuPont]] [[gunpowder]] mills]]
[[Image:Hagley mill race.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Hagley mill pond on [[Brandywine Creek (Christina River)|Brandywine Creek]] which fed the [[mill race]] in back, to supply power to the [[DuPont]] [[gunpowder]] mills]]
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A '''mill pond''' (or '''millpond''') is a body of water used as a [[reservoir]] for a [[watermill|water-powered mill]].<ref name="DicDef1">{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Mill%20pond|accessdate=7 September 2013
|author=Random House Dictionary
|quote={{nowrap|mill·pond [mil-pond] noun
# a pond for supplying water to drive a mill wheel.
:Origin: ''1640–50; mill1 + pond''
|date=1640-50|title=Mill pond at Dictionary.com
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}}</ref><ref name="DicDef2"/> Mill ponds were often created through the construction of a [[mill dam]] or [[weir]] (and mill stream) across a [[waterway]]. In many places, the common proper name '''Mill Pond''' name has remained even though the mill has long since gone. It may be fed by a man-made stream,<ref name="DicDef3">{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Mill%20pond|accessdate=7 September 2013
|author=World English Dictionary|publisher=HarperCollins|edition=Collins English Dictionary 10th Edition
|quote={{nowrap|'''leat''' (liːt) — '''n''' ( Brit )}}
# a trench or ditch that conveys water to a mill wheel
:[Old English -gelǣt (as in wætergelǣt water channel), from let 1 ]
|date=1640|title='''Leat''' at Dictionary.com
}}</ref> known by several terms including [[leat]] and'' 'mill stream'.'' The channel or stream leading from the mill pond is the [[mill race]], which together with weirs, dams, channels and the terrain establishing the mill pond, is the power producing purpose of the civil engineering hydraulic system.


A '''mill pond''' (or '''millpond''') is a body of water used as a [[reservoir]] for a [[watermill|water-powered mill]].<ref name="DicDef1">{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Mill%20pond|accessdate=7 September 2013
The term '''mill pond''' is often used colloquially and in literature to refer to a very flat body of water.<ref name="DicDef2">{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Mill%20pond|accessdate=7 September 2013
|author=World English Dictionary
|author=World English Dictionary|publisher=HarperCollins|edition=Collins English Dictionary 10th Edition
|quote={{nowrap|millpond (ˈmɪlˌpɒnd)— '''n'''}}
|quote={{nowrap|millpond (ˈmɪlˌpɒnd)— '''n'''}}
# a pool formed by damming a stream to provide water to turn a millwheel
# a pool formed by damming a stream to provide water to turn a millwheel
# any expanse of calm water: the sea was a millpond
# any expanse of calm water: the sea was a millpond
|date=1640|title=Mill pond at Dictionary.com
|date=|title=Mill pond at Dictionary.com
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}}</ref> Witnesses of the loss of [[RMS Titanic]] reported that the sea was "like a mill pond".<ref name="DicDef2"/><ref>[http://titanic-children.webs.com/ruthbecker.htm Ruth Becker] Titanic witness</ref>
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}}</ref> Mill ponds were often created through the construction of a [[mill dam]] across a [[waterway]]. In many places, the common proper name '''Mill Pond''' name has remained even though the mill has long since gone. It may be fed by a man-made stream, known by several terms including [[leat]] and mill stream.


== Footnotes and references==
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The term '''mill pond''' is often used colloquially to refer to a very flat body of water. Witnesses of the loss of [[RMS Titanic]] reported that the sea was "like a mill pond".<ref>[http://titanic-children.webs.com/ruthbecker.htm Ruth Becker] Titanic witness</ref>
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== References ==
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=== References ===

*mill pond. Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mill pond (accessed: September 07, 2013).
*mill pond. Dictionary.com. Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition. HarperCollins Publishers. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mill pond (accessed: September 07, 2013).
*leat. Dictionary.com. Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition. HarperCollins Publishers. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/leat (accessed: September 07, 2013).
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For other uses, see Mill Pond (disambiguation).
Hagley mill pond on Brandywine Creek which fed the mill race in back, to supply power to the DuPont gunpowder mills

A mill pond (or millpond) is a body of water used as a reservoir for a water-powered mill.[1][2] Mill ponds were often created through the construction of a mill dam or weir (and mill stream) across a waterway. In many places, the common proper name Mill Pond name has remained even though the mill has long since gone. It may be fed by a man-made stream,[3] known by several terms including leat and 'mill stream'. The channel or stream leading from the mill pond is the mill race, which together with weirs, dams, channels and the terrain establishing the mill pond, is the power producing purpose of the civil engineering hydraulic system.

The term mill pond is often used colloquially and in literature to refer to a very flat body of water.[2] Witnesses of the loss of RMS Titanic reported that the sea was "like a mill pond".[2][4]

Footnotes and references

Footnotes

  1. ^ {{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Mill%20pond%7Caccessdate=7 September 2013 |author=Random House Dictionary |quote=mill·pond [mil-pond] noun
    1. a pond for supplying water to drive a mill wheel.
    Origin: 1640–50; mill1 + pond
  2. ^ a b c World English Dictionary. "Mill pond at Dictionary.com" (Collins English Dictionary 10th Edition ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 7 September 2013. millpond (ˈmɪlˌpɒnd)— n
    1. a pool formed by damming a stream to provide water to turn a millwheel
    2. any expanse of calm water: the sea was a millpond {{cite web}}: |edition= has extra text (help); line feed character in |quote= at position 59 (help)
  3. ^ World English Dictionary (1640). "Leat at Dictionary.com" (Collins English Dictionary 10th Edition ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 7 September 2013. leat (liːt) — n ( Brit )
    1. a trench or ditch that conveys water to a mill wheel
    [Old English -gelǣt (as in wætergelǣt water channel), from let 1 ] {{cite web}}: |edition= has extra text (help); line feed character in |quote= at position 66 (help)
  4. ^ Ruth Becker Titanic witness

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