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cistern

[sis-tern] / ˈsɪs tərn /
NOUN
reservoir
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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

Dressed in a Carhartt hoodie and knit cap, he watches a backhoe operator dig a pit for a cistern, which will connect to the new sink that will be installed in the kitchen.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2024

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

Boys navigate the terrain on donkeys — water is drawn from a cistern, and grain is stored in a cave, where women and girls light cooking fires and talk about makeup and strangers who visit.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2023

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




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