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water tower

noun

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

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From Old Town Plaza and its historic water tower to waterslides at the aquatic center, some of Elk Grove's most notable sights are now immortalized in a new jigsaw puzzle. James Taylor, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025 The town’s main water tower was down, as was every utility pole. Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025 The images pay tribute to New York, and took Tveit to a rooftop water tower and behind an upright piano placed in the middle of a city street. Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025 In Mhaibib, a shrine to a son of the biblical prophet Benjamin — revered by Jews, Christians and Muslims alike — has been destroyed along with the village's water tower and almost all of the houses. Jane Arraf, NPR, 3 Nov. 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 29 Nov. 2025.

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