cistern

How to use cistern in a sentence

• Many middle- and upper-class families have water tanks and cisterns at their homes.

  Drought in Mexico leads to water rationing, theft | Karina Tsui, Alejandra Ibarra Chaoul | August 3, 2022 | Washington Post

• Lastly, he confirms that the water level in the lavatory water cistern hasn’t changed.

  Cryptographers Achieve Perfect Secrecy With Imperfect Devices | Mordechai Rorvig | February 25, 2022 | Quanta Magazine

• The company warned residents in the affected community Wednesday “to disconnect downspouts to cisterns if accessible” and not drink the water.

  St. Croix refinery halts operations after raining oil on local residents once again | Juliet Eilperin | May 13, 2021 | Washington Post

• The fine mist of oil and water from Limetree Bay Refining rained down on the community of Clifton Hill, showering the slick mix onto cars, gardens, rooftops and cisterns filled with rainwater that residents use for daily tasks.

  The island where it rained oil | Juliet Eilperin, Darryl Fears, Salwan Georges | March 25, 2021 | Washington Post

• To contain the spills, Pacific Coast Energy installed wide, short cisterns, or “cans,” stuck into the earth like straws, from which frothy water and oil can be vacuumed.

  Oil Companies Are Profiting From Illegal Spills. And California Lets Them. | by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun, and Lylla Younes, ProPublica | September 18, 2020 | ProPublica