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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On the hill before him, a water tower lay smashed and a cupola of a mosque was askew. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025 That’s near the town’s iconic water tower, which went into operation in 1910 when Arvada was a farming community with a population of 840. John Meyer, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2025 The intrigue: To keep the rustic aesthetic of the fair, there is a cell phone tower near the campgrounds that's disguised as a water tower. Jason Clayworth, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025 Excavations for the water tower and dry well tunnel are practically completed. Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 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 29 Mar. 2025.

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