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

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Station 113 races to rescue the man impaled by the railing atop the water tower that was built in the late 1800s and was expanded to four stories in the 1890s to accommodate fire-fighting water tanks. Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025 According to the outlet, the city previously lit up its water tower using the color purple when Prince died in 2016 and when Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant died in 2020. Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025 Adkins called for backup, and police quickly found Manchester hiding in shrubs by the water tower. Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025 Then there’s the rebuilt water tower, which flaunts a gym, a full bath, and a double-height office. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for water tower

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 24 Oct. 2025.

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