堤つつみ

noun

reservoir; pond

Poetic or literary term for a body of water held by a bank, often used in classical or descriptive writing.

• 古ふるい和わ歌かでは、堤つつみは池いけや水みずをたたえた場ば所しょを指さすことがある。

  In old waka poetry, 堤 can refer to a pond or a place where water is stored.