water tower

noun

: a tower or standpipe serving as a reservoir to deliver water at a required head

Examples of water tower in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Detroit Zoo’s iconic water tower is receiving a major makeover — and that’s not all. Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 21 May 2024 The plane never quite made it to the runway, instead hitting several water towers before being consumed by an explosion like a mushroom cloud. Richard Laver, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for water tower 

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Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of water tower was in 1835

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“Water tower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20tower. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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