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cistern

[sis-tern] / ˈsɪs tərn /
NOUN
reservoir
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The bigger concern is ingestion, as the fog covers plants or open water cisterns, he said.

From Los Angeles Times

External sprinklers that draw from cistern, pool or other water source via a pump.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Salon

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

From Los Angeles Times

I prodded him and shouted, “Do you have a cistern, a well, anything?”

From Literature