cistern (redirected from Cisterns)

cis·tern  (sstrn)

n.

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

2. Anatomy A cisterna.

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[Middle English cisterne, from Latin cisterna, from cista, box, from Greek kist, basket.]

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cis·ternal (s-stûrnl) adj.

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cistern

Noun

1. a water tank, esp. one which holds water for flushing a toilet

2. an underground reservoir [Latin cista box]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cistern - a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid cisterna sac - a structure resembling a bag in an animal
	2.	cistern - a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet water tank storage tank, tank - a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids
	3.	cistern - an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater cesspit, cesspool, sump, sink - a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it pool - an excavation that is (usually) filled with water rain barrel - a barrel used as a cistern to hold rainwater reservoir - tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)

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cistern

noun tank, vat, basin, reservoir, sink

Translations

cistern [ˈsɪstən] n → tanque m; depósito;

(in toilet) → cisterna

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cistern [ˈsɪstən] n → réservoir m (d'eau);

(in toilet) → réservoir de la chasse d'eau

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cistern [ˈsɪstən] n → Zisterne f;

(of toilet) → Spülkasten m

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cistern [ˈsɪstən] n → cisterna;

(in toilet) → serbatoio d'acqua

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cistern

n cistern [ˈsistən]

a tank etc for storing water (especially for a lavatory). tenk صِهْريج، خَزّان ماء цистерна cisterna vandtank; cisterne der Wasserbehälter ντεπόζιτο νερού cisterna veepaak مخزن آب؛ تانکر vesisäiliö citerne מְכַל מָים जलकुंड cisterna víztartály tangki vatnsgeymir cisterna 貯水タンク 물탱크 cisterna, bakas cisterna tangki waterreservoir cisterne, kum, tank zbiornik depósito cisternă цистерна; бачок cisterna vodni zbiralnik cisterna cistern ที่เก็บน้ำขนาดใหญ่ rezervuar, sarnıç 貯水器 цистерна, бак حوض ، ٹینکی bể chứa nước 贮水器