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View synonyms for cistern
cistern
[ sis-tern ]
noun
- a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- Anatomy. a reservoir or receptacle of some natural fluid of the body.
cistern
/ sɪˈstɜːnəl; ˈsɪstən /
noun
- a tank for the storage of water, esp on or within the roof of a house or connected to a WC
- an underground reservoir for the storage of a liquid, esp rainwater
- anatomy another name for cisterna
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Derived Forms
- cisternal, adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cistern1
C13: from Old French cisterne, from Latin cisterna underground tank, from cista box
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Example Sentences
The waste steam puffed through a launder into the feed-cistern.
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This was done with water in the cistern round the condenser, which water came up to 180 degrees of heat, and remained so.
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From this cistern large earthen pipes led off in various directions to irrigate the terraces below.
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So they picks up the flatirons, and as they picks em up they come a splashing noise in the cistern.
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The water having failed in the cistern on the Tuesday, she had recourse to that in the water-tub in the back kitchen.
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