Detailed translations for "cistern"

cistern

1. agriculture, for liquid manure

die Jauchengrube{feminine}
die Jauchegrube{feminine}
die Senkgrube{feminine}

2. water engineering

cistern(also: wet well)
der Sammelbrunnen{masculine}

3. underground

cistern
die Zisterne{feminine}
I offered to put in a cistern to collect the runoff.
Ich bot an, eine Zisterne für Regenwasser zu bauen.
The cistern will be empty in two days!

4. other

cistern
der Spülkasten{masculine}
With the pan hard against this wall, where will the cistern go?
Wo hätte der Spülkasten hin gesollt mit der Schüssel so dicht an der Wand?
That's where your cistern will go.

English synonyms for "cistern"

cistern {n}

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