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cistern [ˈsɪstən, Am -tɚn] N

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Water also had to be brought from the island, and large cisterns were built to store it.
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Archaeological findings around the village included the remains of towers, fortresses, wells, reservoirs, cisterns, and pottery.
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This press consisted of a system of interconnected cisterns, which were lined by opus signinum.
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Remains have been found of ancient buildings, cisterns, grape presses and caves, one with a columbarium.
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They constructed a complicated network of cisterns, reservoirs, waterwheels and irrigation canals.
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Horsehair worms can be discovered in damp areas such as watering troughs, swimming pools, streams, puddles, and cisterns.
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There are cuttings for a parapet wall around the vertiginous upper openings of the cisterns to prevent falls.
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Barracks were typically semi-recessed into the walls and included mess halls, kitchens and cisterns.
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Water cisterns and a new hills fire station were added, and radio communications were improved.
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On the fort, there are two caves, a small temple and 11 water cisterns.
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