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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

“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

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

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

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri