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cistern [ˈsıstən] N

cistern

蓄水箱 xùshuǐxiāng

cistern

蓄水池 xùshuǐchí

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The lighthouse building complex consists of three spaces for lighthouse-keepers, two cisterns, an office and inspection room. en.wikipedia.org

They drink rain water which they preserve in rock cisterns. en.wikipedia.org

The cisterns near the temple provide drinking water. en.wikipedia.org

There are cuttings for a parapet wall around the vertiginous upper openings of the cisterns to prevent falls. en.wikipedia.org

Several cisterns located within the fortified compound also ensured plentiful supplies. en.wikipedia.org

They constructed a complicated network of cisterns, reservoirs, waterwheels and irrigation canals. en.wikipedia.org

The surrounding villages were similar: houses, forges and cisterns around a high, narrow keep. en.wikipedia.org

Archaeological findings around the village included the remains of towers, fortresses, wells, reservoirs, cisterns, and pottery. en.wikipedia.org

These provided fresh water to the villas and palaces above through use of the deep reservoirs and cisterns. en.wikipedia.org

The islands have limited natural fresh water resources; private cisterns collect rainwater for drinking. en.wikipedia.org

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