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1. (n.) cistern
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
2. cistern
a reservoir or receptacle of some natural fluid of the body.
Etymology: (< NL, L)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) cisterna, cistern
a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
2. (noun) cistern, water tank
a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet
3. (noun) cistern
an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) cistern
an artificial reservoir or tank for holding water, beer, or other liquids
2. (noun) cistern
a natural reservoir; a hollow place containing water
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Sense: a tank etc for storing water (especially for a lavatory).
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 Afrikaans: tenk |
 Arabic: صِهْريج، خَزّان ماء |
 Bulgarian: цистерна |
 Brazilian: cisterna |
 Czech: cisterna |
 German: der Wasserbehälter |
 Danish: vandtank; cisterne |
 Greek: ντεπόζιτο νερού |
 Spanish: cisterna |
 Estonian: veepaak |
 Farsi: مخزن آب؛ تانکر |
 Finnish: vesisäiliö |
 French: citerne |
 Hebrew: מְכַל מָים |
 Hindi: जलकुंड |
 Croatian: cisterna |
 Hungarian: víztartály |
 Indonesian: tangki |
 Icelandic: vatnsgeymir |
 Italian: cisterna |
 Japanese: 貯水タンク |
 Korean: 물 탱크 |
 Lithuanian: cisterna, bakas |
 Latvian: cisterna |
 Malay: tangki |
 Dutch: waterreservoir |
 Norwegian: cisterne, kum, tank |
 Polish: zbiornik |
 Persian: مخزن آب؛ تانکر |
 Pashto: داو بو دتپوليد وځاې، ناور |
 Portuguese: depósito |
 Romanian: cisternă |
 Russian: цистерна; бачок |
 Slovak: cisterna |
 Slovenian: vodni zbiralnik |
 Serbian: cisterna |
 Swedish: cistern |
 Thai: ที่เก็บน้ำขนาดใหญ่ |
 Turkish: rezervuar, sarnıç |
 Taiwanese: (實驗室的)貯水槽 |
 Ukrainian: цистерна, бак |
 Urdu: حوض ، ٹینکی |
 Vietnamese: bể chứa nước |
 Chinese: 贮水器 |
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