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cistern

[sis-tern] / ˈsɪs tərn /
NOUN
reservoir
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“The cistern on my toilet has been constantly refilling and making a hissing noise.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

I have a problem with the cistern in my bathroom.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

But if multiple visits reveal unrelated faults within an aging cistern, additional charges become easier to justify.

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

I pulled out my pocketknife with my other hand and drove it through the shingle into the wooden wall of the cistern, pinning my makeshift piece of sygaldry under the water.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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