Cistern
noun
A tank for storing water, usually one supplying taps in a building.
The plumber came to fix a leak in the cistern in our toilet.
Often appears as...
- water cistern
- toilet cistern
noun
A container for holding liquids used in ancient times.
The guide pointed out the cistern that was once used to store wine in the Roman house.
Often appears as...
- ancient cistern
- roman cistern
Usage tips
Historical
noun
In anatomy, a sac or cavity in some part of the body.
The cisterna chyli is an important part of the body's lymphatic system.
Often appears as...
- cisterna magna
- cisterna chyli
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
A tank for storing water, usually one supplying taps in a building.
The plumber came to fix a leak in the cistern in our toilet.
Often appears as...
- water cistern
- toilet cistern
noun
A container for holding liquids used in ancient times.
The guide pointed out the cistern that was once used to store wine in the Roman house.
Often appears as...
- ancient cistern
- roman cistern
Usage tips
Historical
noun
In anatomy, a sac or cavity in some part of the body.
The cisterna chyli is an important part of the body's lymphatic system.
Often appears as...
- cisterna magna
- cisterna chyli
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Common Usage
Mostly used to describe the tank in a flush toilet or for rainwater collection.
The cistern in our backyard collects rainwater.
Pro Tip 2/3Fixed Location
Cisterns are typically stationary and part of a building's plumbing system.
The cistern is installed in the attic.
Pro Tip 3/3Capacity Implication
A cistern implies a larger capacity than smaller household water containers.
They replaced the small tank with a cistern to avoid water shortages.
Pro Tip 1/3Common Usage
Mostly used to describe the tank in a flush toilet or for rainwater collection.
The cistern in our backyard collects rainwater.
Pro Tip 2/3Fixed Location
Cisterns are typically stationary and part of a building's plumbing system.
The cistern is installed in the attic.
Pro Tip 3/3Capacity Implication
A cistern implies a larger capacity than smaller household water containers.
They replaced the small tank with a cistern to avoid water shortages.
Pro Tip 1/3Common Usage
Mostly used to describe the tank in a flush toilet or for rainwater collection.
The cistern in our backyard collects rainwater.
Pro Tip 2/3Fixed Location
Cisterns are typically stationary and part of a building's plumbing system.
The cistern is installed in the attic.
Pro Tip 3/3Capacity Implication
A cistern implies a larger capacity than smaller household water containers.
They replaced the small tank with a cistern to avoid water shortages.
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The history buried under...
of gallons of water per year and cisterns that allowed them to have incredible trade amass great wealth and build tombs like this seen in Indiana Jones so my colleagues asked me to participate in a project looking at satellite imagery from this site I said
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Why should you read...
becomes protective clothing for a crewman. Chapters with titles as unpromising as “Cistern and Buckets” become some of the novel’s most rewarding as Ishmael compares bailing out a sperm-whale’s head to midwifery,
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Storytellers Summit Day...
photographed at 30 octi a railway station where villagers took water from a wagon cistern that arrived to the village every day and that was the only source of water for this village both
Video examples
The history buried under...
of gallons of water per year and cisterns that allowed them to have incredible trade amass great wealth and build tombs like this seen in Indiana Jones so my colleagues asked me to participate in a project looking at satellite imagery from this site I said
Video examples
Why should you read...
becomes protective clothing for a crewman. Chapters with titles as unpromising as “Cistern and Buckets” become some of the novel’s most rewarding as Ishmael compares bailing out a sperm-whale’s head to midwifery,
Video examples
Storytellers Summit Day...
photographed at 30 octi a railway station where villagers took water from a wagon cistern that arrived to the village every day and that was the only source of water for this village both
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Bobbie Ann Mason
American Novelist
We had a cistern for water. My grandmother churned butter and made lye soap. She and my mother did the washing in a wash kettle outdoors, using a fire to heat the water. That's the way they did the wash until the 1950s.
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Billy Graham
American Clergyman
God has given us two hands - one to receive with and the other to give with. We are not cisterns made for hoarding; we are channels made for sharing.
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Billy Graham
American Clergyman
We are not cisterns made for hoarding, we are channels made for sharing.
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James Northcote
English Artist
Learned men are the cisterns of knowledge, not the fountainheads.
Quote examples
Bobbie Ann Mason
American Novelist
We had a cistern for water. My grandmother churned butter and made lye soap. She and my mother did the washing in a wash kettle outdoors, using a fire to heat the water. That's the way they did the wash until the 1950s.
Quote examples
Billy Graham
American Clergyman
God has given us two hands - one to receive with and the other to give with. We are not cisterns made for hoarding; we are channels made for sharing.
Quote examples
Billy Graham
American Clergyman
We are not cisterns made for hoarding, we are channels made for sharing.
Quote examples
James Northcote
English Artist
Learned men are the cisterns of knowledge, not the fountainheads.
Example 1 of 4
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