cistern
noun
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
cisterns
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pluralof cistern.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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School children have outings to waterworks to understand how precious the resource is, and households have embraced water-saving devices for shower heads and toilet cisterns.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Farmers in tractors tugged water cisterns and aimed hoses at the blaze.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Such cisterns typically would be installed underground, and could also be designed to capture rainwater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
The utility recently installed water hookups for one secluded mountaintop community that had been relying on cisterns and a truck hauling creek water—a project Brewster said took six years to accumulate enough government money for.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
This mosquito is almost entirely dependent on humans for its breeding areas—the still water found in water barrels, cisterns, canals, ponds, sewers, gutters, and outhouses.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
