cistern

[ sis-tern ]

/ ˈsɪs tərn /

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noun

a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.

Anatomy. a reservoir or receptacle of some natural fluid of the body.

Origin of cistern

1250–1300; Middle English cistern(e) <Latin cisterna, equivalent to cist(a) (see cist¹) + -erna noun suffix

Words nearby cistern

cissus, Cissy, cist, cistaceous, Cistercian, cistern, cisterna, cisternal puncture, cistern barometer, cisternography, cis-trans test

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Example sentences from the Web for cistern

So I sneaks back in and sets all the flatirons in the house on top of the cistern lid.
Danny's Own Story|Don Marquis
The cistern bottom being thus let down, the mercury will sink to its proper level quickly.
A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments|Henry Negretti
Then the family had returned and he had had a narrow escape into the cistern.
The Camp Fire Girls at Onoway House|Hildegard G. Frey
They were so large that a person could live in such a cistern, and this is also reported as having happened.
Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3|Viktor Rydberg, Ph.D.

But this, says Whately, "is as reasonable as to wonder that a cistern if filled should not be a perpetual fountain."
The Mind and Its Education|George Herbert Betts

British Dictionary definitions for cistern

cistern

/ (ˈsɪstən) /

noun

a tank for the storage of water, esp on or within the roof of a house or connected to a WC

an underground reservoir for the storage of a liquid, esp rainwater

anatomy another name for cisterna

Derived forms of cistern

cisternal (sɪˈstɜːnəl), adjective

Word Origin for cistern

C13: from Old French cisterne, from Latin cisterna underground tank, from cista box

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for cistern

cistern

[ sĭs′tərn ]

n.

A cisterna.

单词	cistern
释义	cistern [ sis-tern ] / ˈsɪs tərn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cistern ON THESAURUS.COM noun a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid. Anatomy. a reservoir or receptacle of some natural fluid of the body. Origin of cistern 1250–1300; Middle English cistern(e) <Latin cisterna, equivalent to cist(a) (see cist¹) + -erna noun suffix Words nearby cistern cissus, Cissy, cist, cistaceous, Cistercian, cistern, cisterna, cisternal puncture, cistern barometer, cisternography, cis-trans test Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cistern So I sneaks back in and sets all the flatirons in the house on top of the cistern lid. Danny's Own Story\|Don Marquis The cistern bottom being thus let down, the mercury will sink to its proper level quickly. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments\|Henry Negretti Then the family had returned and he had had a narrow escape into the cistern. The Camp Fire Girls at Onoway House\|Hildegard G. Frey They were so large that a person could live in such a cistern, and this is also reported as having happened. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3\|Viktor Rydberg, Ph.D. But this, says Whately, "is as reasonable as to wonder that a cistern if filled should not be a perpetual fountain." The Mind and Its Education\|George Herbert Betts British Dictionary definitions for cistern cistern / (ˈsɪstən) / noun a tank for the storage of water, esp on or within the roof of a house or connected to a WC an underground reservoir for the storage of a liquid, esp rainwater anatomy another name for cisterna Derived forms of cistern cisternal (sɪˈstɜːnəl), adjective Word Origin for cistern C13: from Old French cisterne, from Latin cisterna underground tank, from cista box Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cistern pond, well, tank, cisterna Medical definitions for cistern cistern [ sĭs′tərn ] n. A cisterna. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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cistern

noun

Origin of cistern

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Example sentences from the Web for cistern

British Dictionary definitions for cistern

noun

Derived forms of cistern

Word Origin for cistern

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Medical definitions for cistern

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