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

Plymouth reported communications problems involving two water towers and several wastewater lift stations. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026

That left the city for a time only able to provide residents with the water held in the water tower. — Michael Casey, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

That left the city for a time able to provide residents only with the water held in the water tower. — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026

In Braham, located in a more rural area north of Minneapolis, public works personnel also discovered the problem Monday after noticing the well supplying the city's water tower was malfunctioning. — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for water tower

• candlepower
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• superpower
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