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An artificial reservoir or tank for holding water, beer, or other liquids.

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  1. n. An artificial reservoir or tank for holding water, beer, or other liquids.
  2. n. A natural reservoir; a hollow place containing water.
  3. n. a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
  4. n. a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet
  5. n. an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater
  6. 1. An artificial reservoir or tank for holding water, beer, or other liquids. 2. A natural reservoir; a hollow place containing water. "The wide cisterns of the lakes." Blackmore.
  7. n:100 n. a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet n. an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater