Cistern Definition

sĭstərn
cisterns
noun
cisterns
A large receptacle for storing water; esp., a tank, usually underground, in which rainwater is collected for use.
Webster's New World
A sac or cavity containing a natural bodily fluid.
Webster's New World
A cisterna.
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Noun

Singular:
cistern
Plural:
cisterns

Origin of Cistern

  • From Old French cisterne (Modern French citerne) from Latin cisterna, from cista (“box”), from Ancient Greek κίστη (kistē, “box”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English cisterne from Latin cisterna from cista box from Greek kistē basket

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Cistern Sentence Examples

  • There are remains of baths and a cistern of Roman date.

  • The cistern will now lift clear of the toilet bowl.

  • If you have a dual flush cistern, use the shorter flush cistern, use the shorter flush whenever possible.

  • In dip workings the tail rope is often made to work a pump connected with the bottom pulley, which forces the water back to the cistern of the main pumping engine in the pit.

  • One day I took her to the cistern.

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Words Starting With

CCICIS

Words Ending With

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Words Starting With C and Ending With N

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