Synonyms of cistern

cistern

noun

as in tub

Related Words

• tub
• vat
• drum
• cask
• pipe
• scuttlebutt
• keg
• hogshead
• tun
• barrel
• puncheon
• firkin
• butt
• kilderkin
• can
• rundlet

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cistern

The park has a full-size soccer field, a sunken basketball court that doubles as a reservoir, a long wooden walkway raised above plantings and tall grasses, a community pavilion, a café, and a fifty-thousand-gallon cistern that captures rain for irrigation. — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026

She’s taken, perversely, with John the Baptist, imprisoned in a cistern and prophesying doom for the decadent, Godless heathens, Salome in particular. — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026

Their contractor installed a collection system on their metal roof, a 26,000-gallon underground cistern in the yard, and treatment modes including filtration, ultraviolet light and reverse osmosis. — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 2 Mar. 2026

So, additionally, archaeologists uncovered what might be the first water cistern of its kind in Ireland. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026