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Recent Examples of cisternThe subterranean complex served many purposes over the centuries, first as stone quarries and later as water cisterns before eventually housing commercial structures and warehouses.—Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 23 July 2025 The hotel also has a cistern that's used to hold recycled water for public restrooms.—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025 Before the city worked to add a floating cover on the Santa Ynez reservoir to improve water quality and security, city officials added a cistern at the Pacific Palisades Reservoir where firefighters could land a helicopter to refill their supply.—Mike Baker, New York Times, 3 May 2025 There are more than 200 underground cisterns to store backup water.—Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cistern
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