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cistern::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | water tank |
| Type of | storage tank, tank |
Examples of cistern
cistern
It holds a 1,500-gallon stone cistern that stores water pumped in from the lake.
From the freep.com
You won't find us putting a brick in the cistern to save water during a drought.
From the nzherald.co.nz
A large cistern collects rainwater, which is used in growing a variety of greens.
From the stltoday.com
Just pop the origami-style bag in your toilet's cistern to reduce the water used.
From the independent.co.uk
Authorities pumped water from the cistern into holding tanks the nearby truck.
From the kansas.com
There is radiant floor heating, and the toilets use rainwater stored in a cistern.
From the nytimes.com
The cistern was opened to the public in its current condition on 9 September 1987.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The sliding lid on a toilet cistern provided the sound for the opening of the Ark.
From the en.wikipedia.org
One of my students had a fit of laughter when told about the cistern inventor.
From the newscientist.com
- Cisterna: a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
- A tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet
- An artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater
- A cistern (Middle English cisterne, from Latin cisterna, from cista, "box", from Greek u03BAu03AFu03C3u03C4u03B7 kistu00EA, "basket") is a waterproof receptacle for holding liquids, usually water. Cisterns are often built to catch and store rainwater. Cisterns are distinguished from wells by their waterproof linings...
- In neuroanatomy, a cistern (Latin: "box") is any opening in the subarachnoid space of the brain created by a separation of the arachnoid and pia mater. These spaces are filled with cerebrospinal fluid. ...
- Quake is a first-person shooter video game that was released by id Software on June 22, 1996. It was the first game in the popular Quake series of video games. It was made available on Steam on August 3, 2007.
- A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use; In a flush toilet, the container in which the water used for flushing is held; a toilet tank; A cisterna
- (Cisterns) Closed spaces that serve as reservoirs at the base of the brain that bathe the surfaces of the brain and spinal cord, and then is absorbed into the bloodstream
- Reservoir for water. Common in houses built prior to the fifties in the Midwest.
