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

Recent Examples on the Web Arkansas Turrell Arkansas Photo taken on October 20, 2021 Rusty old style water tower in downtown Turrell Arkansas. Scott Cohn, CNBC, 11 July 2024 There is a quarter-mile stretch of Angels Point Road between the water tower and Angels Point lookout that is lined with palm trees. Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024 As for what will become of the artwork that formerly occupied the water tower, it has been repurposed uniquely. Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 21 May 2024 The property even has a small water tower with the Big Picture Ranch logo emblazoned on it, framed on a recent visit in May by bursting bougainvillea and firestick plants. Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for water tower 

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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 16 Jul. 2024.

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