cistern

Example Sentences

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And he evacuates his bowels into a cistern sunken in the middle of the living room.

From Washington Post

Japan has made other investments in its flooding infrastructure, like cavernous underground cisterns and flood gates at subway entrances.

From New York Times

You can’t drink the tap water here, so you have to buy a big cistern.

From Washington Post

It always ends back up the mountain, where he empties the tanks into his home cistern, sanitizes the contents with bleach, then pumps it into his home for bathing and washing clothes.

From Washington Post

The company warned residents in the affected community Wednesday “to disconnect downspouts to cisterns if accessible” and not drink the water.

From Washington Post