cistern

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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 See All Example Sentences for cistern
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Noun
  • Occupying its own wing, the primary retreat boasts a fireplace, a sitting area, and a luxe bath equipped with a deep soaking tub, a steam shower, dual walk-in closets, and a nearby art room.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 July 2026
  • The bathroom, on the other hand, is quite glamorous with its original prewar details, including a soaking tub and checkerboard tiling.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 20 July 2026
Noun
  • In a conventional fission reactor, a uranium fuel rods are submerged inside a large vat of water.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
  • Come for all the doggie high jinks – thanks to a ton of animatronic animals and a John Hughes screenplay – and stay for Close getting dunked in a vat of molasses.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2026

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“Cistern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cistern. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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