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cistern

[ sis-tern ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

cistern

/ ˈsɪstən; sɪˈstɜːnəl /

a tank for the storage of water, esp on or within the roof of a house or connected to a WC
an underground reservoir for the storage of a liquid, esp rainwater
See cisterna
anatomy another name for cisterna

Origin of cistern¹

1250–1300; Middle English cistern ( e ) < Latin cisterna, equivalent to cist ( a ) ( cist ¹ ) + -erna noun suffix

Origin of cistern¹

C13: from Old French cisterne, from Latin cisterna underground tank, from cista box

The waste steam puffed through a launder into the feed-cistern.

This was done with water in the cistern round the condenser, which water came up to 180 degrees of heat, and remained so.

From this cistern large earthen pipes led off in various directions to irrigate the terraces below.

So they picks up the flatirons, and as they picks em up they come a splashing noise in the cistern.

The water having failed in the cistern on the Tuesday, she had recourse to that in the water-tub in the back kitchen.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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