"carbon sink" meaning in English

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        "A natural or artificial reservoir that accumulates and stores some carbon-containing chemical compound for an indefinite period."
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          "sense": "A reservoir that accumulates carbon for an indefinite period",
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          "word": "puits de carbone"
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