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Catch-basin :: Catch-basin (n.) A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matters which would not pass readily through the sewer..

Cistern :: Cistern (n.) A natural reservoir; a hollow place containing water.

Trass :: Trass (n.) A white to gray volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic cinders; -- sometimes used as a cement. Hence, a coarse sort of plaster or mortar, durable in water, and used to line cisterns and other reservoirs of water..

Cistern :: Cistern (n.) An artificial reservoir or tank for holding water, beer, or other liquids..

Impluvium :: Impluvium (n.) In Roman dwellings, a cistern or tank, set in the atrium or peristyle to recieve the water from the roof, by means of the compluvium; generally made ornamental with flowers and works of art around its birm..

Vat :: Vat (n.) A large vessel, cistern, or tub, especially one used for holding in an immature state, chemical preparations for dyeing, or for tanning, or for tanning leather, or the like..

Back :: Back (n.) A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc..

Sump :: Sump (n.) The cistern or reservoir made at the lowest point of a mine, from which is pumped the water which accumulates there..

Steen :: Steen (n.) A wall of brick, stone, or cement, used as a lining, as of a well, cistern, etc.; a steening..

Castellated :: Castellated (a.) Inclosed within a building; as, a fountain or cistern castellated..

Leader :: Leader (n.) A pipe for conducting rain water from a roof to a cistern or to the ground; a conductor.

Bac :: Bac (n.) A vat or cistern. See 1st Back.

Float :: Float (v. i.) The hollow, metallic ball of a self-acting faucet, which floats upon the water in a cistern or boiler..

Washer :: Washer (n.) A fitting, usually having a plug, applied to a cistern, tub, sink, or the like, and forming the outlet opening..

Lade :: Lade (v. t.) To throw in out. with a ladle or dipper; to dip; as, to lade water out of a tub, or into a cistern..

Tank :: Tank (n.) A large basin or cistern; an artificial receptacle for liquids.

Steepiness :: Steeper (n.) A vessel, vat, or cistern, in which things are steeped..

Empty :: Empty (v. t.) To deprive of the contents; to exhaust; to make void or destitute; to make vacant; to pour out; to discharge; as, to empty a vessel; to empty a well or a cistern..

Fat :: Fat (n.) A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat..

Suspiration :: Suspiral (n.) A spring of water passing under ground toward a cistern or conduit.

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