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château d'eau

American

[shah-toh doh] / ʃɑ toʊ ˈdoʊ /

noun

French.

an architecturally treated fountain or cistern.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

châteaux d'eau

plural

Etymology

Origin of château d'eau

Lit: castle of water

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