cistern

Example Sentences

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Further samples in the coming months will determine if the cistern dates back to the same period as the roundhouses.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026

Water to fight fires from a pool or from rainwater stored in tanks or a cistern.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

External sprinklers that draw from cistern, pool or other water source via a pump.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 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

So dark it was that no one, not even the Prince of Demons, would see the king waiting for him in the shadows, or that the cistern was filled with wine.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny