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

In 2011, the water tower was converted into a roughly 4,500-square-foot residence, a radical transformation documented on the 100th episode of the television show Grand Designs. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2026

Vehicles navigating Staten Island Road can use the turnout by the water tower. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2026

In addition to the vehicle access tower, other recoverable infrastructure included a tank farm, the integration facility building adjacent the pad and a water tower. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026

The owls that called an Upper West Side water tower home have moved to other locations after construction work disturbed their nest. — Dave Carlin, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for water tower

• candlepower
• cauliflower
• overpower
• superpower
• vavasour
• waterpower
• airpower
• brainpower
• devour
• empower
• firepower
• horsepower