Synonyms for cistern

Grammar : Noun

Spell : sis-tern

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪs tərn

Définition of cistern

Origin : mid-13c., from Old French cisterne "cistern; dungeon, underground prison" (12c., Modern French citerne), from Latin cisterna "underground reservoir for water," from cista "chest, box," from Greek kiste "box, chest" (see chest).

noun reservoir

Example sentences :

He emptied the cistern, and cleansed it, with plentiful washings.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

He said, no; said the cistern was awful low and 'twould use up all the water.
Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln

To prove she was wrong he went and pried the cistern cover off to look, and fell in.
Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln

He forced open some of the packing-cases which were piled near the cistern.
Extract from : « The Island Mystery » by George A. Birmingham

We know the exact geography even of the larder and the cistern.
Extract from : « Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) » by Leslie Stephen

"I've been all wrong," he said, sitting down on the cistern.
Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893 » by Various

At this the two trappers, leaving the party by the fire, betook themselves to the cistern.
Extract from : « Wood Rangers » by Mayne Reid

There was also a cistern at the end of the portico, next the triclinium.
Extract from : « Museum of Antiquity » by L. W. Yaggy

She might wash the blankets, or begin quilting, or clean the cistern.
Extract from : « Country Neighbors » by Alice Brown

And then she knew the cistern was being cleaned and Jason Squiff was on the job.
Extract from : « Rootabaga Stories » by Carl Sandburg

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