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cistern
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thumb|Portuguese Cistern (Mazagan)|Portuguese cistern (Mazagan), [[El Jadida, Morocco (1514)]] thumb|The difference between a cistern and a well is in the source of the water: A cistern collects [[fresh water where a well draws from groundwater.]]
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Origins
- Early domestic and agricultural use
- Castle cisterns
- Present-day use
- Bathing
- Toilet cisterns
- One Million Cisterns Program
- Notable examples
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Portuguese Cistern (Mazagan)|Portuguese cistern (Mazagan), [[El Jadida, Morocco (1514)]] thumb|The difference between a cistern and a well is in the source of the water: A cistern collects [[fresh water where a well draws from groundwater.]]
A cistern (; , ; ) is a waterproof receptacle for holding liquids, usually water. Cisterns are often built to catch and store rainwater. To prevent leakage, the interior of the cistern is often lined with hydraulic plaster.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “cistern” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.