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.
water towers
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pluralof water tower.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Sanford has deployed 10 autonomous lawn-mowing robots across roughly 6 acres at City Hall and nearby water towers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
While the projection paints a bleak future for the world's majestic water towers, there are pragmatic consequences if the current trend continues.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2025
The owl spent his days perched on tree branches, fence posts and fire escapes and nights hooting atop water towers and preying on the city’s abundant rats.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2024
Plus, towns and cities in the US are fitting LED lighting to local landmarks, including water towers, in order to light up the structures in special colours for certain events or occasions.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2023
This Hampden was a bombed-out expanse of water towers, rusted railroad tracks, sagging warehouses and factories with the doors boarded up and the windows broken out.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
