water tower

noun

: a tower or standpipe serving as a reservoir to deliver water at a required head

Examples of water tower in a Sentence

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The group approached the rounded façade, which has been spruced up with reclaimed redwood from New York City water towers. Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 30 June 2025 An air siren mounted on the highest tower of our three water towers would be cost-effective and give significant warning to this region. For Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 15 July 2025 In Mount Airy, at No. 5 on the list, most dollars would go to fix its aging water towers. Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 15 July 2025 The last owner of the Mill Road house stored some art in the water tower, according to Walters, but didn’t do much else with it. Kim Velsey, Curbed, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for water tower

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of water tower was in 1835

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“Water tower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20tower. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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