0 a container in which water is stored, especially one connected to a toilet or in the roof of a house
1 a large container for storing water, esp. one kept on the roof of a large building to catch rain
From this cistern large earthen pipes led off in various directions to irrigate the terraces below.
Latterly, he adds, deep wells had been sunk, and cisterns formed for holding water.
Their cisterns, their only dependence for water, were mostly destroyed.
They discovered microbes in the well, and mosquitoes in the cistern, and wasps in the garret.
The majority of cisterns and wells are concentrated in the vicinity of springs or streams providing permanent water supplies.
The oral accounts collected suggest ages of about 50 years for cisterns and wells.
In other words, cisterns, foundations, and the waterproofing system proceeded in parallel.
