noun🔗ShareA reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use."The house has a cistern to collect rainwater for the garden. "architectureutilitybuildingenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareIn a flush toilet, the container in which the water used for flushing is held; a toilet tank."The plumber had to replace the worn-out valve inside the cistern of the toilet. "utilityarchitecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA cisterna."The school's water cistern was empty, so the teachers had to find an alternative water source for the sprinklers. "architectureutilitybuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe vessel surrounding the condenser in a steam engine."The steam engine's cistern held the cooling water that kept the condenser from overheating. "machinetechnologypartnauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
