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water tower

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A large tank of water, in an elevated position, acting as a local reservoir; water is pumped into the tank and fed by gravity to the consumers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A large metal pipe made to be extended vertically by sections, and used for discharging water upon burning buildings.

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Usage: archaic

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noun

Meaning 3

a large reservoir for water

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: reservoir

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Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: خَزَّانُ مَاء (ḵazzānu māʔ) — tank of water
  • Chinese Mandarin: 水塔 (shuǐtǎ) — tank of water
  • Danish: vandtårn — tank of water
  • Dutch: watertoren — tank of water
  • Esperanto: akvoturo — tank of water
  • Finnish: vesitorni — tank of water
  • French: château d'eau — tank of water
  • German: Wasserturm — tank of water
  • Greek: υδατόπυργος (ydatópyrgos) — tank of water
  • Hebrew: מגדל מים (migdal maim) — tank of water
  • Hungarian: víztorony — tank of water
  • Icelandic: vatnsturn — tank of water
  • Indonesian: menara air — tank of water
  • Irish: túr uisce — tank of water
  • Japanese: 給水塔 (kyūsuitō) — tank of water
  • Latvian: ūdenstornis — tank of water
  • Macedonian: водокула (vodokula) — tank of water
  • Macedonian: водна кула (vodna kula) — tank of water
  • Malay: menara air — tank of water
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vanntårn — tank of water
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vasstårn — tank of water
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vasstårn — tank of water
  • Polish: wieża ciśnień — tank of water
  • Portuguese: caixa d'água — tank of water
  • Portuguese: castelo d'água — tank of water
  • Portuguese: torre d'água — tank of water
  • Romanian: turn de apă — tank of water
  • Romanian: castel de apă — tank of water
  • Russian: водонапо́рная ба́шня (vodonapórnaja bášnja) — tank of water
  • Russian: водока́чка (vodokáčka) — tank of water
  • Spanish: torre de agua — tank of water
  • Swedish: vattentorn — tank of water
  • Turkish: su kulesi — tank of water