water tower
Noun
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Noun
water tower (plural water towers)
- A large tank of water, in an elevated position, acting as a local reservoir; water is pumped into the tank and fed by gravity to the consumers.
- (archaic) A large metal pipe made to be extended vertically by sections, and used for discharging water upon burning buildings.
- French: château d'eau
- German: Wasserturm
- Portuguese: caixa d'água, castelo d'água, torre d'água
- Russian: водонапо́рная ба́шня
- Spanish: torre de agua
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