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water tower


water tower

noun

: a tower with a large container for storing water that is usually supplied to buildings located near it

Full Definition of WATER TOWER

:  a tower or standpipe serving as a reservoir to deliver water at a required head
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First Known Use of WATER TOWER

circa 1883

Rhymes with WATER TOWER

coffee hour, cooling tower, credit hour, flower power, golden shower, happy hour, ivory tower, motive power, police power, quarter hour, staying power, trumpet flower, virgin's bower, zero hour

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