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

You will probably need to pay a plumber to ensure the cistern refills properly, but whether that money should go to the same company depends largely on how they respond now.

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

It was known among the Sages that when the Prince of Demons came to this world, he favored a water cistern atop a summit not far from the gates of the city.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

The commission recommended creating “hyperlocal non-potable water storage” by installing cisterns as parks and schools are rebuilt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025

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

Maybe they used some of the underground cisterns that had been laid down long ago but had been ignored, or maybe they used saltwater from the bay.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep