English Dictionary

cistern

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈsɪs.tən/

名詞

A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use. / In a flush toilet, the container in which the water used for flushing is held; a toilet tank.

日本語の意味

雨水やその他の水をためるための貯水槽 / トイレの水を溜めておくための水槽（トイレタンク）

During the dry season, the villagers carefully maintained the old cistern behind the temple to ensure a supply of water.

乾季には、村人たちは水を確保するために寺の裏にある古い貯水槽を丁寧に管理していた。

意味（1）

A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use.

Their extreme necessity is attested by the countless number of old, unused cisterns with which the Holy Land is literally honeycombed.

意味（2）

In a flush toilet, the container in which the water used for flushing is held; a toilet tank.

It is possible to connect your tank to your toilet cistern and/or garden, so that even if the water is not drinkable it still can be used productively to make major water savings.

意味（3）

A cisterna.

意味（4）

The vessel surrounding the condenser in a steam engine.

cisterns （ plural ）