An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.

An inland body of standing water of any size that is fed by springs rather than by a river.

The Atlantic Ocean. Especially in across the pond.

“I haven't been back home across the pond in twenty years.”

To block the flow of water so that it can escape only through evaporation or seepage; to dam.

To make into a pond; to collect, as water, in a pond by damming.

To form a pond; to pool.