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diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py
index dea92e512..c5eabac0d 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py
@@ -1814,8 +1814,10 @@ class Engine(Connectable, log.Identified):
This has the effect of fully closing all **currently checked in**
database connections. Connections that are still checked out
will **not** be closed, however they will no longer be associated
- with this :class:`.Engine`, so when they are closed individually
- they will close out fully.
+ with this :class:`.Engine`, so when they are closed individually,
+ eventually the :class:`.Pool` which they are associated with will
+ be garbage collected and they will be closed out fully, if
+ not already closed on checkin.
A new connection pool is created immediately after the old one has
been disposed. This new pool, like all SQLAlchemy connection pools,