Ponds (Topical Term)

The Amer. Heritage dict. of the Engl. lang., c2000 (pond: A still body of water smaller than a lake; pool¹ 1. A small body of still water. 2. An accumulation of standing liquid; a puddle. 3. A deep or still place in a stream. 4. A swimming pool)

Random House Web. unabr. dict., c1997 (pool¹ 1. a small body of standing water; pond. 2. a still, deep place in a stream. 3. any small collection of liquid on a surface: a pool of blood. 4. a puddle. 5. See swimming pool)