I saw a great pond of dark liquid, just beyond the doors and a few feet down.
A great pond in the United States is a pond or lake that is held in trust by the state for public use.
As is often the case in the United States, the "law of great ponds" descended from early English common law.
Special statutory regulations apply to land adjacent to great ponds for the purposes of shoreland protection and timber harvesting.
Maine state law provides for public access to "great ponds."
"It will be a great pond worthy of its location once again."
Here stood the first Shields High School, surrounded by trees and for many years bordered on the west by a great pond.
It was the first of its kind in Massachusetts for a great pond.
After turning this way and that several times, the path climbed to the top of the wall confining the great pond.
The local Theißtal recreation area offers, besides several barbecue areas, a great angling pond.