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cistern

[sis-tern] / ˈsɪs tərn /
NOUN
reservoir
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She’s taken, perversely, with John the Baptist, imprisoned in a cistern and prophesying doom for the decadent, Godless heathens, Salome in particular.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Solar or battery-operated pumps that draw from cistern, pool or other water source.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

Peter Vincent, who lives in Grove Hill, said he noticed that the "cistern wasn't refilling properly" on Sunday morning.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

Near the village of Jaun, a construction crew was laying pipes to deliver electricity and water from a new cistern to six local farms.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2024

It was known among the Sages that when the Prince of Demons came to this world, he favored a water cistern atop a summit not far from the gates of the city.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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