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Impoundments | Impoundment

Impoundments meaning

plural of impoundment

Using Impoundments

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of impoundment
  • In the example corpus, impoundments often appears in combinations such as: small impoundments, surface impoundments.

Context around Impoundments

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

small 3× surface 2× years 1× unlined 1×

Often after:

created 1× fail 1×

Sentence patterns with Impoundments

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

150 years impoundments created by 1× and small impoundments in the 1× as the impoundments fail a 1× converted to impoundments if the 1× dams and impoundments have multiplied 1× in surface impoundments and landfills 1× of surface impoundments 1× releasing small impoundments like beaver 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as the impoundments 1× coincidence extreme flood 1× culverted fills may 1× for a good 1× in december 2019 1× other protective legislation 1×

Common sentence endings:

and xingu watersheds 1× are left blank 1× diverted along streets 1× impoundments and landfills 1× like beaver dams 1× more regulatory efforts 1×

Words around Impoundments

Just before it in the word index:

impoundment 16 impounding 20 impounded 166 impound 37 impotent 64 impotency 7

Just after it in the word index:

impounds 4 impoverish 12 impoverished 330 impoverishes 6 impoverishing 9 impoverishment 23

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Impoundments

  • In this selection, "impoundments" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, small, surface, years, created and fail stand out and add context to how "impoundments" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 150 years impoundments created by and and small impoundments in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "impoundments" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with impoundments

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

For a good 150 years, impoundments created by dams choked off spawning habitat. (13 words)

The EPA has also been in discussions with about 20 states, which represent approximately 70% of surface impoundments. (18 words)

Culverted fills may be converted to impoundments if the culverts become blocked by debris, and flow may be diverted along streets. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Other protective legislation was passed, as well, but enforcement remained difficult. citation On both sides of the Canada–United States border, the proliferation of dams and impoundments have multiplied, necessitating more regulatory efforts. (33 words)

Many of the run-of-the-river dams on the Missouri (marked in yellow) form very small impoundments which may or may not have been given names; those unnamed are left blank. (32 words)

The draft rules do not address coal ash contamination that has seeped from the unlined impoundments into the groundwater and drinking water; the Coal Ash Management Act regulates the groundwater impacts. (31 words)

Example sentences (10)

Satellite images reveal that farmers are extracting surface water directly from watercourses and small impoundments in the headwaters of the Tapajos and Xingu watersheds.

For a good 150 years, impoundments created by dams choked off spawning habitat.

In December 2019, EPA signed a proposal to establish a federal permitting program for the disposal of CCR in surface impoundments and landfills.

The EPA has also been in discussions with about 20 states, which represent approximately 70% of surface impoundments.

The draft rules do not address coal ash contamination that has seeped from the unlined impoundments into the groundwater and drinking water; the Coal Ash Management Act regulates the groundwater impacts.

As the impoundments fail, a " domino effect" may be created, with a remarkable growth in the volume of the flowing mass, which takes up the debris in the stream channel.

Coincidence Extreme flood events often result from coincidence such as unusually intense, warm rainfall melting heavy snow pack, producing channel obstructions from floating ice, and releasing small impoundments like beaver dams.

Culverted fills may be converted to impoundments if the culverts become blocked by debris, and flow may be diverted along streets.

Many of the run-of-the-river dams on the Missouri (marked in yellow) form very small impoundments which may or may not have been given names; those unnamed are left blank.

Other protective legislation was passed, as well, but enforcement remained difficult. citation On both sides of the Canada–United States border, the proliferation of dams and impoundments have multiplied, necessitating more regulatory efforts.

Common combinations with impoundments

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "impoundments" in a sentence?
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What does "impoundments" mean?
Impoundments means: plural of impoundment
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