cistern
Example Sentences
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And he evacuates his bowels into a cistern sunken in the middle of the living room.
From Washington Post
Then, the cherries’ flesh was removed, and the remaining seeds — known widely as beans — went to a cistern to ferment.
From Seattle Times
Then, the cherries’ flesh is removed, and the remaining seeds — known widely as beans — go to a cistern to ferment.
From New York Times
This isn’t like rainwater, which you can collect in a cistern and use whenever you like.
From Los Angeles Times
How the Devil’s Hole pupfish has survived for centuries in a spa-like cistern cloistered by a barren rock mountain in Death Valley National Park remains a biological mystery.
From Los Angeles Times
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