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A patient underground hoarder turning sky into a private reservoir, no permission slip required.
means A large tank or reservoir, often underground, for storing water—especially rainwater or the water that feeds a flushing toilet.
from From Latin 'cisterna,' a water tank, built on 'cista,' a box or chest (the same root that gives us 'chest' and 'cist'). So a cistern is literally a 'big box for liquid'—the idea of a container quietly enlarged from holding your valuables to holding your water supply. It reached English through Old French 'cisterne' in the medieval period.
- ancient tech
- Used for water storage over 5,000 years ago
- basilica cistern
- Istanbul's holds 80,000 cubic meters underground
- toilet name
- The toilet tank is technically a cistern
- medusa heads
- Roman cisterns reused carved gorgons as column bases
- rain harvest
- Catches roof runoff before it ever touches ground
chester beatty cistern — underground water storage in dublin, ireland built in 1950s to supply the chester beatty library
pool of siloam cistern — ancient jerusalem water collection system fed by hezekiah's tunnel, dated to 8th century bce
montezuma castle cistern — cliff dwelling water storage at montezuma castle national monument in arizona, built by sinagua people circa 1100 ce