cistern betydelse and definition

Exempel på cistern

• From this cistern large earthen pipes led off in various directions to irrigate the terraces below. 

• In the midst of this court is a cistern, simply ornamented. 

• 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.