cistern
pronunciation
How to pronounce cistern in British English:
UK [ˈsɪstən]
How to pronounce cistern in American English:
US [ˈsɪstərn]
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- Noun:
- a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
- a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet
- an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater
Word Origin
- cistern
- cistern: see chest
- cistern (n.)
- mid-13c., from Old French cisterne "cistern; dungeon, underground prison" (12c., Modern French citerne), from Latin cisterna "underground reservoir for water," from cista "chest, box," from Greek kiste "box, chest" (see chest).
Example
- 1. One day she put rocks in her pocket and stepped into a cistern , where she drowned .
- 2. Through the bars a view could be had of a dark aperture , something like the flue of a chimney , or the pipe of a cistern .
- 3. As a cistern keeps its waters fresh , so she has kept her wickedness fresh . Violence and destruction are heard in her ; sickness and wounds are always before me .
- 4. From kitchen workbench the face arrives cistern , get sth done without any letup , do not have slack tibet absolutely corrupt wait for a problem , it is so choose to go up .
- 5. A day of king should enrol emperor 's son-in-law , gave a difficult problem , let elephant shake first shake one 's head , in let elephant nod to let elephant jump into cistern finally , can do emperor 's son-in-law .