Synonymer

Uttal

  • UttalUS:
    • IPA: [ˈsɪs.tɜːn]
  • UK:
    • IPA: /ˈsɪs.tən/
  • US:
    • IPA: /ˈsɪs.tɚn/
Översättning
Substantiv
1.sarnıç

Definitioner

Substantiv

  1. A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use.
  2. (technical) In a flush toilet, the container in which the water used for flushing is held; a toilet tank.
  3. (anatomy) A cisterna.

Exempel

  • Their extreme necessity is attested by the countless number of old, unused cisterns with which the Holy Land is literally honeycombed.
  • Cisterns , mentioned frequently in the Bible, are artificial reservoirs, usually cut into bedrock, for collecting and conserving rain runoff from roofs and courtyards.
  • 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.
  • the cistern of the end toilet

Böjningsformer

Pluralcisterns

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