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

White said Runaway Bay received funds to build a water tower and water treatment plant, but the growth continued to put a strain on the sewer lines and infrastructure. —Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2025

Mostly two- to four-story red brick buildings, some feature ornamental stone and terra cotta elements, original signage and rooftop water towers, once a standard requirement in the wake of the Great Chicago Fire. —Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025

The company also built a well and a water tower alongside the railroad tracks where steam engine locomotives could stop and fill up. —John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 13 Jan. 2025

Two men hung a noose from a Queens water tower then stopped to apparently snap a picture of it with a cell phone, cops said Sunday. —John Annese, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for water tower

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