reservation

  1. Noun.  The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.
  2. Noun.  Something that is withheld or kept back.
  3. Noun.  A limiting qualification (often used in the plural).
  4. Noun.  (US) A tract of land set apart by the US government for the use of a Native American people. (compare Canadian (term, reserve) ).
  5. Noun.  An arrangement by which accommodation or transport arrangements are secured in advance.
  6. Noun.  (UK) the area which separates opposing lanes of traffic on a divided motorway.

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