cistern

Coffee gives the example of a basketball court in the Netherlands that also serves as a giant storm drain, with seating around the edges that channels rainwater down into a cistern under the court.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

“The cistern on my toilet has been constantly refilling and making a hissing noise.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Focus on the fact that the cistern still does not work properly rather than accusing them of causing the second problem.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026

She’s taken, perversely, with John the Baptist, imprisoned in a cistern and prophesying doom for the decadent, Godless heathens, Salome in particular.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026

After I urinated, I wanted to flush but the cistern was empty; the lever went limply up and down.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

But another island, Stromboli, still depends on ships with water cisterns.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

The utility recently installed water hookups for one secluded mountaintop community that had been relying on cisterns and a truck hauling creek water—a project Brewster said took six years to accumulate enough government money for.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

The freshwater cisterns that the monkeys relied on as a water source were destroyed.

From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2025

Families can’t afford to install plumbing on their own or replace deteriorated cisterns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2024

For at long intervals on that highway cisterns had been built for the use of troops sent in haste through the waterless regions.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien