A cistern.
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释义 | the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [noun] > constructed reservoir > cistern (9) cisternessea1325 A cistern. cistern1382 An artificial reservoir for the storage of water; esp. a watertight tank in a high part of a building, whence the taps in various parts of it are… spurgelc1450 A water cistern or tank. sestern1534 = sester, n. vault1552 A cistern. Obsolete. rare. reservoir1728 A tank or cistern for water, esp. for domestic use; spec. a tank in the attic which supplies water to the rest of the house. impluvium1823 In ancient Roman houses, the square basin situated in the middle of the atrium or hall, which received the rainwater from the compluvium, n. or… well-cistern1869 a cistern fed by a spring. feed-tank1886 a tank or trough containing a supply of water for a locomotive; a supply trough; also, a tank containing drinking-water; U.S. a trough in which… |
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