cistern
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Further samples in the coming months will determine if the cistern dates back to the same period as the roundhouses.
From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026
Water to fight fires from a pool or from rainwater stored in tanks or a cistern.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
Dressed in a Carhartt hoodie and knit cap, he watches a backhoe operator dig a pit for a cistern, which will connect to the new sink that will be installed in the kitchen.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 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
Every morning Nguyen went to the city well to fill heavy buckets of water and bring them home to keep their cistern filled.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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