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water tower
noun
- a vertical pipe or tower into which water is pumped to a height sufficient to maintain a desired pressure for firefighting, distribution to customers, etc.
- a fire-extinguishing apparatus for throwing a stream of water on the upper parts of a tall burning building.
water tower
noun
- a reservoir or storage tank mounted on a tower-like structure at the summit of an area of high ground in a place where the water pressure would otherwise be inadequate for distribution at a uniform pressure
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Example Sentences
We traipsed past its awnings and two dogs in the shade of a water tower.
That says more about the resilience of this remarkable city than any water tower.
I asked where I could find a boarding place, and was directed to the St. Louis house, near where the water tower now stands.
It is situated almost exactly midway between the Water Tower and Mortimers.
Close by is a lofty red brick water-tower, which has been utilised by Sir Stapleton Forsyth as a signal station.
There was a big farm bell hung to a creaking arm in the water-tower beside the old colonial dwelling.
Sometimes, as we approach a town, we see a water tower on a hill, or a tall iron stand-pipe.
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