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

The iconic Paramount water tower may be hauled out of Hollywood if David Ellison doesn’t get his way. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026

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

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

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for water tower

• candlepower
• cauliflower
• overpower
• superpower
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• waterpower
• airpower
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• empower
• firepower
• horsepower