cistern

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  1. noun A receptacle for holding water or other liquid, especially a tank for catching and storing rainwater.
  2. noun Anatomy A cisterna.

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  • She would crawl into the cistern (the cistern was dry, the gutters and drainpipes of the old house were badly rusted and rainwater could not accumulate) and hug her knees to her chest, she would never testify against him even if he killed her. —  The Gravedigger’s Daughter
  • There are two long securing bolts and sealing washers that also need fitting to the cistern, these are fitted and the nuts are tightened. —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
  • When the cistern is fitted to the toilet pan the washer is compressed and it makes a watertightseal between the cistern and pan. —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
  • The addition of a cistern is a great model of sustainability and environmentally sound practices that the gardeners are anxious to replicate.
  • When the cistern is emptied and the water level falls and the suction has been taken out or the diaphragm then the metal or plastic plate goes down again, when the cistern is refilled the water rises through the holes in the plastic or metal plate ready to start the process all over again —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
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  1. Middle English cisterne, from Latin cisterna, from cista, box, from Greek kistē, basket.

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  1. Early modern English also cisterne and corruptly cestron; from Middle English cisterne, from Old French cisterne, French citerne = Provencal Spanish Portuguese Italian cisterna = G. Danish cisterne = Swedish cistern, from Latin cisterna, a reservoir for water, from cista, a box, chest: see cist, chest.
 

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