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cistern

[sis-tern] / ˈsɪs tərn /
NOUN
reservoir
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The court heard Nath - after realising he had been "rumbled" - threw the bottle of Madagascar vanilla extract into a toilet cistern but it was later recovered by police.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

“When I drive through my neighborhood, there are plenty of little park spaces, public spaces, where you could put a really large cistern that firefighters could tap into,” Quinn said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

Once back home, Yazzie has her son refill a cistern in the family’s yard.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2024

Near the village of Jaun, a construction crew was laying pipes to deliver electricity and water from a new cistern to six local farms.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2024

If the windmill broke it would mean many days without water because the cistern was already dry of summer water, and melting snow would be a hard job.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya




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