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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

It appeared to have been fed by a stream from a outcrop uphill, and archaeologists believe it may have been a water cistern to store fresh water.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026

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

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

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd




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