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cistern

noun as in reservoir

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The waste steam puffed through a launder into the feed-cistern.

This was done with water in the cistern round the condenser, which water came up to 180 degrees of heat, and remained so.

From this cistern large earthen pipes led off in various directions to irrigate the terraces below.

So they picks up the flatirons, and as they picks em up they come a splashing noise in the cistern.

The water having failed in the cistern on the Tuesday, she had recourse to that in the water-tub in the back kitchen.

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On this page you'll find 14 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to cistern, such as: cisterna, pond, tank, and well.

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