cistern

Example Sentences

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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

Once back home, Yazzie has her son refill a cistern in the family’s yard.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 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

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