cistern
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In the early 19th century, additional classrooms were fashioned out of old Revolutionary War military barracks on what is now the western side of Cistern Yard.
From Washington Times • May 1, 2021
Its scale and ingenuity are certainly impressive, but it lacks the grandeur of, say, the Basilica Cistern in Istanbul.
From The Guardian • Sep. 1, 2019
Hungerford said they’re studying Steamboat’s connection to other features in the area besides Cistern Spring.
From Washington Times • May 23, 2018
The centerpiece was Cistern, a tag-like game of ritualized water raiding that seeks to minimize violence in the struggle over a scarce resource.
From Slate • Aug. 5, 2016
It's storing it in Lewis's spacesuit, which I'll call "The Cistern" from now on, because it sounds cooler.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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