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cistern

[sis-tern] / ˈsɪs tərn /
NOUN
reservoir
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The court heard Nath - after realising he had been "rumbled" - threw the bottle of Madagascar vanilla extract into a toilet cistern but it was later recovered by police.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

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

He’d found water in a toilet cistern in the flat.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd




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