cistern
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
cistern (plural cisterns)
- A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use.
- 1913, A.C. Cotter, Catholic Encyclopedia, "Wells in Scripture",
- Their extreme necessity is attested by the countless number of old, unused cisterns with which the Holy Land is literally honeycombed.
- 1913, A.C. Cotter, Catholic Encyclopedia, "Wells in Scripture",
- In a flush toilet, the container in which the water used for flushing is held; a toilet tank.
- A cisterna.
- The vessel surrounding the condenser in a steam engine.
- French: citerne
- German: Zisterne
- Italian: cisterna
- Portuguese: cisterna
- Russian: цисте́рна
- Spanish: aljibe, cisterna
- French: chasse d'eau
- German: Spülkasten
- Russian: бачок
- Spanish: cisterna
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