water tower

noun

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

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Train setups range from a simple loop of track on a snowy white bedsheet to handcrafted villages with painstakingly detailed churches, railroad stations, water towers and other features. George Petras, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024 This procedure entails draining the entire water tower and then refilling it. Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Sep. 2024 The zoo has that water tower with the wrap around it that is so iconic. Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2024 Detroit police responded to 911 call of a suicide in progress right before 2:30 p.m. at the intersection of East Davison Street and St. Aubin Street, near the Highland Park water tower. Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 14 Oct. 2024 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 20 Dec. 2024.

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