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

Focus on the fact that the cistern still does not work properly rather than accusing them of causing the second problem.

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

Then I took the bundle out to the cistern, climbed up the ladder fixed to one side, tipped back the lid, and slipped the treasure into the water.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

Farmers in tractors tugged water cisterns and aimed hoses at the blaze.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

Such cisterns typically would be installed underground, and could also be designed to capture rainwater.

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

So to mark his manhood, Tyrion was given charge of all the drains and cisterns within easterly Rock.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin