cistern

noun

Definition of cisternnext
as in tub

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Recent Examples of cistern For more water, install barrels at each downspout, connect several rain barrels together, or go for a larger cistern. — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026 Solar panels also were added to the park in 2017 and 2018, and a cistern was installed to collect water from the splash pad, which was repurposed for the irrigation of the sports fields. — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026 The park has a full-size soccer field, a sunken basketball court that doubles as a reservoir, a long wooden walkway raised above plantings and tall grasses, a community pavilion, a café, and a fifty-thousand-gallon cistern that captures rain for irrigation. — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 She’s taken, perversely, with John the Baptist, imprisoned in a cistern and prophesying doom for the decadent, Godless heathens, Salome in particular. — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cistern
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  1. tub
  2. vat
Noun
  • The company said the hot tub is completely drained, cleaned and refilled with fresh water in between sessions.
    — Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Our suite was soothing in shades of gray and came with a black round dining table, a bathroom with a tub, a spacious closet with a vanity and a balcony with seating.
    — Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of tub
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  • And over at the Island Noodles booth, owner Parker Lake, who is Hawaiian by birth, stirred up huge vats of teriyaki chicken noodles in a flaming wok.
    — John Ramos, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Co-founder and seventh-generation perfumer Aurélien Guichard was inspired by the massive metal vats that create lavender oil at Provence distillation factories.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026
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