lake mead

1. 1.

   the largest reservoir in the United States; located in southeastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona and formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River; the center of a recreational area

   Broaderreservoir

   Part ofArizonaNevada

Questions about lake mead

What does lake mead mean?

lake mead means "the largest reservoir in the United States; located in southeastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona and formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River; the center of a recreational area".

Is lake mead a common word?

lake mead is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.