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cistern

/ˈsɪstən/

/ˈsɪstɚn/

cisternsubstantiv

cisterns

Pl.

/ˈsɪstən/

/ˈsɪstɚn/

Übersetzungen

The cistern was filled with rainwater.

Цистерна была заполнена дождевой водой.

The water in the tank is stored in a cistern.

Вода в резервуаре хранится в баке.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

Definitionen

A tank for storing water, especially one supplying taps or as part of a flushing toilet.

The old house had a large cistern in the basement to collect rainwater.

An underground reservoir for rainwater.

The farm relied on a cistern to provide water during the dry season.

An anatomical cavity or space filled with fluid, especially one of the enlarged subarachnoid spaces in the brain.

The pontine cistern lies just anterior to the pons.

Synonyme

water tank

cistern tank

cisternadjektiv

/ˈsɪstən/

/ˈsɪstɚn/

Used attributively to describe things related to or supplied by a cistern.

Definitionen

Relating to, contained in, or supplied by a cistern.

Cistern water can sometimes have an earthy flavor.