water tower

noun

: a tower or standpipe serving as a reservoir to deliver water at a required head

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He's also seen an adult owl carrying rodents back to the water tower. — Joseph Frederick, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026 Those included hanging traffic signals, scaffolding, water towers and the correct power lines. — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026 A couple of Frisco landmarks appear in the teaser like the city’s water tower and the Sandman Signature Plano-Frisco Hotel. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026 Williams and her husband were not bird watchers before the barn owl family moved in to the water tower. — Joseph B. Frederick, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for water tower

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of water tower was in 1835

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“Water tower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20tower. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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