Look up: Cistern


  1. Cistern
    Small tank or storage facility used to store water for a home or farm; often used to store rain water.
    Found op http://www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/

  2. cistern
    [n] - a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet 2. [n] - an artificial reservoir for storing liquids
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=cistern

  3. Cistern
    archaic or obsolete terms > General: An artificial reservoir for storing liquids, especially an underground tank for water. A water tank.
    Found op http://www.skyscript.co.uk/glossarytt.html

  4. Cistern
    Tank for storing water - usually located in the attic
    Found op http://www.fmb.org.uk/find-a-builder/helpful-advice/jargon-buster/?locale=e

  5. Cistern
    A tank used for storing water; usually positioned in the attic.
    Found op http://www.interbuilders.co.uk/glossary/c/cistern.html

  6. Cistern
    Means a fixed container for holding water at atmospheric pressure. It is normally fitted with a float operated valve and warning pipe.
    Found op http://www.mirashowers.co.uk/glossary/landing.htm

  7. Cistern
    Means a fixed container for holding water at atmospheric pressure, normally applied to the local water storage to flush a WC. It is normally fitted with a float operated valve and warning pipe.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20844

  8. Cistern
    Means a fixed container for holding water at atmospheric pressure. It is normally fitted with a float operated valve and warning pipe
    Found op http://www.mirashowers.co.uk/glossary/landing.htm

  9. Cistern
    Reservoir for water. Common in houses built prior to the fifties in the Midwest.
    Found op http://www.rookinspections.com/glossary/glossaryc.shtml

  10. Cistern
    Small tank or storage facility used to store water for a home or farm; often used to store rain water.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  11. Cistern
    Cis'tern noun [ Middle English cisterne , Old French cisterne , French cisterne , from Latin cisterna , from cista box, chest. See Cist , and confer chest .] 1. An artificial reservoir or tank ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/84

  12. cistern
    <cell biology> A closed, fluid-filled sac or vesicle found on a Golgi apparatus comprising the dictyosomes. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?cistern



  1. cistern
    noun an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cistern

  2. cistern
    noun a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cistern

  3. cistern
    (sis´tәrn) a closed space serving as a reservoir for lymph or other body fluids, especially one of the enlarged subarachnoid spaces containing cerebrospinal fluid. adj., cister´nal., adj.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  4. Cistern
    • (n.) An artificial reservoir or tank for holding water, beer, or other liquids. • (n.) A natural reservoir; a hollow place containing water.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/cistern/

  5. cistern
    (from the article `architecture, Western`) ...so well conceived that they served to protect the city against every assault until the Turks, supported by cannon, attacked with vastly superior ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/88

  6. Cistern
    [neuroanatomy] In neuroanatomy, a cistern (Latin: "box") is any opening in the subarachnoid space of the brain created by a separation of the arachnoid and pia mater. These spaces are filled with cerebrospinal fluid. There are many cisterns in the brain with several especially large, notable...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cistern_(neuroanatomy)

  7. Cistern
    A cistern (Middle English cisterne, from Latin cisterna, from cista, box, from Greek kistê, basket) is a waterproof receptacle for holding liquids, usually water. Cisterns are often built to catch and store rainwater. Cisterns are distinguished from wells by their waterproof linings. Modern cister...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cistern

  8. CISTERN
    An artifical reservoir for storing water. A toilet tank. This term is usually used in England.
    Found op http://www.tjader.com/glossary.html

  9. cistern
    Type: Term Pronunciation: sis′tern Definitions: 1. Any cavity or enclosed space serving as a reservoir, especially for chyle, lymph, or cerebrospinal fluid. 2. An ultramicroscopic space occurring between the membranes of the flattened sacs of the endoplasmic reticulum, the Golgi complex, or th...
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=17857

  10. cistern
    an artificial reservoir for storing liquids and especially water (as rainwater).
    Found op http://charlesdickenspage.com/glossary.html

  11. Cistern
    underground water storage tank that is intended for firefighting use in areas with inadequate water supply.
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_firefighting_equipment

  12. cistern
    1) (noun) reservoir 2) Cisterna 3) It'll hold water 4) Reservoir 5) Sac 6) Storage tank 7) Well
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/cistern/1

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