cistern
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.
Origin of cistern
1Words Nearby cistern
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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 PostLastly, 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 MagazineThe 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 PostThe 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 PostTo 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
The waste steam puffed through a launder into the feed-cistern.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickThis was done with water in the cistern round the condenser, which water came up to 180 degrees of heat, and remained so.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickFrom this cistern large earthen pipes led off in various directions to irrigate the terraces below.
Overland | John William De ForestSo they picks up the flatirons, and as they picks em up they come a splashing noise in the cistern.
Danny's Own Story | Don MarquisThe water having failed in the cistern on the Tuesday, she had recourse to that in the water-tub in the back kitchen.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2 | Camden Pelham
British Dictionary definitions for cistern
/ (ˈsɪstən) /
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
Origin of cistern
1Derived forms of cistern
- cisternal (sɪˈstɜːnəl), adjective
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