1. a pond created by damming a stream to provide water power for a mill
2. a very calm, still body of water
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The old gristmill sat beside a peaceful millpond.
• Water from the millpond turned the wooden wheel that powered the grain mill.
• The lake was like a millpond, perfectly smooth and reflective.
• On windless days, the harbor becomes a millpond.
• The millpond reflected the surrounding trees like a mirror.
• Ducks glided across the still millpond without creating a ripple.
• The ancient millpond still supplies water to the restored mill.