cistern

noun

Definition of cisternnext
as in tub

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Recent Examples of cistern In a pit below the stage was a cistern containing dead rodents. — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026 In both Wilde’s play and Strauss’s opera, Salome is obsessed with Jokanaan (John the Baptist), who is being held as a political prisoner in a cistern, his disembodied voice floating around the stage. — Literary Hub, 20 May 2026 The find included six large rooms, including one almost 1,000 square feet in area, and the remains of olive oil production equipment, channels for funneling the oil into collection basins, a cistern for storing the oil, and pieces of ceramic vessels. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026 For more water, install barrels at each downspout, connect several rain barrels together, or go for a larger cistern. — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cistern
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  1. tub
  2. vat
Noun
  • In the house’s southern wing, the primary suite is complete with a private deck and a limestone and Calacatta marble bathroom featuring a deep soaking tub, a steam shower, and radiant heated floors.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The rooms The Park View Loft, the sole top-floor unit and the hotel's showpiece, runs a generous 538 square feet, with unglazed terracotta tile wrapping the bed and bathroom and a circular tub large enough for two.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • John drops the first T-800 arm and chip into the vat of molten steel to destroy them.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The clip, filmed last month, appeared to show a young man standing on a table at a Haidilao branch in Shanghai urinating into a vat of boiling broth.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
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