: a tower or standpipe serving as a reservoir to deliver water at a required head
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The flames damaged the train station radio house building between the New Orleans Square depot and a water tower used to refill the steam engines.—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 9 June 2026 Some infrastructure was also undamaged, including the propellant farm where the rocket's fuel is stored and distributed, as well as the water tower critical for sound suppression and fire prevention during launch, Limp said in his latest update on social media.—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 June 2026 Outside, beneath an old water tower, are a wet bar, a pergola, and a second open-air shower.—Mark David, Robb Report, 1 June 2026 Currently, the city has 26 wells, three water towers and one booster station.—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for water tower