water tower

noun

a vertical pipe or tower into which water is pumped to a height sufficient to maintain a desired pressure for firefighting, distribution to customers, etc.

a fire-extinguishing apparatus for throwing a stream of water on the upper parts of a tall burning building.

Origin of water tower

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby water tower

water tiger, watertight, Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, Waterton Lakes National Park, water torture, water tower, Watertown, water trap, water-trap stomach, water treatment, water-tube boiler

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Example sentences from the Web for water tower

I gathered in all the Serviles on charge of Crowd-making, and put 'em in the water-tower, and then I let things cut loose.
A Diversity of Creatures|Rudyard Kipling
The enemy's attack was driven off, and water-carriers having been sent out to the water-tower, the fire there was quickly put out.
The Relief of Chitral|George John Younghusband
Roller and Conrad soon made out, to their great relief, that the water-tower was still standing.
The Young Carpenters of Freiberg|Anonymous
The top of the water-tower was also strengthened, and its lowest story pierced with loopholes.
The Relief of Chitral|George John Younghusband

There was a big farm bell hung to a creaking arm in the water-tower beside the old colonial dwelling.
Ruth Fielding At Sunrise Farm|Alice B. Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for water tower

water tower

noun

a reservoir or storage tank mounted on a tower-like structure at the summit of an area of high ground in a place where the water pressure would otherwise be inadequate for distribution at a uniform pressure

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	water tower
释义	water tower noun a vertical pipe or tower into which water is pumped to a height sufficient to maintain a desired pressure for firefighting, distribution to customers, etc. a fire-extinguishing apparatus for throwing a stream of water on the upper parts of a tall burning building. Origin of water tower First recorded in 1880–85 Words nearby water tower water tiger, watertight, Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, Waterton Lakes National Park, water torture, water tower, Watertown, water trap, water-trap stomach, water treatment, water-tube boiler Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for water tower I gathered in all the Serviles on charge of Crowd-making, and put 'em in the water-tower, and then I let things cut loose. A Diversity of Creatures\|Rudyard Kipling The enemy's attack was driven off, and water-carriers having been sent out to the water-tower, the fire there was quickly put out. The Relief of Chitral\|George John Younghusband Roller and Conrad soon made out, to their great relief, that the water-tower was still standing. The Young Carpenters of Freiberg\|Anonymous The top of the water-tower was also strengthened, and its lowest story pierced with loopholes. The Relief of Chitral\|George John Younghusband There was a big farm bell hung to a creaking arm in the water-tower beside the old colonial dwelling. Ruth Fielding At Sunrise Farm\|Alice B. Emerson British Dictionary definitions for water tower water tower noun a reservoir or storage tank mounted on a tower-like structure at the summit of an area of high ground in a place where the water pressure would otherwise be inadequate for distribution at a uniform pressure Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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