cistern
/ˈsɪstən/noun
उच्चारण सिस्टन
(शौचालय की) टंकी, फ़्लश-टंकी
Core word
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[C]
a container that holds water for a toilet
(शौचालय की) टंकी, फ़्लश-टंकी
- The toilet cistern is leaking.
- The plumber fixed the cistern so that it stopped running.
- The cistern takes about two minutes to refill after flushing.
+ 2 more examples
- A faulty valve made the cistern overflow.
- Please check whether the cistern in the guest bathroom is working.
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[C]
a large water tank, especially one in the roof of a house or under the ground
हौज़, पानी की टंकी, कुंड
- Rainwater is collected in an underground cistern.
- A stone cistern in the courtyard stored water through the summer.
- The old fort had a huge cistern cut into the rock.
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- Engineers cleaned the rooftop cistern before the monsoon.
- Water from the cistern is pumped to the kitchen.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
cistern (countable noun)
A cistern is a container that holds water, such as the tank behind a toilet or a large tank on a roof or underground.
Cistern पानी रखने वाला पात्र है, जैसे शौचालय के पीछे की टंकी या छत या ज़मीन के नीचे की बड़ी टंकी।
- The cistern on the roof stores rainwater.
- A leaking cistern wasted a lot of water.
fill / empty / flush the cistern
A cistern is filled, emptied or flushed. Flush is used for the toilet type.
Cistern भरी, खाली या flush की जाती है। Toilet वाली cistern के लिए flush प्रयुक्त होता है।
- Fill the cistern before the water supply stops.
- The cistern refilled slowly after flushing.
cistern of + water / in + building
Of names the content, and in or on names the place.
'Of' सामग्री बताता है, और 'in' या 'on' स्थान।
- A cistern of rainwater stood in the courtyard.
- There is a cistern on the roof of the hostel.
cistern vs tank vs reservoir
A cistern is a small tank for a building; a tank is a general container; a reservoir is a large store of water for a town.
Cistern इमारत की छोटी टंकी है; tank सामान्य पात्र है; reservoir नगर के लिए पानी का बड़ा भंडार है।
- The cistern fed the tap, the tank fed the farm, and the reservoir fed the town.
cistern in a toilet
In a toilet, the cistern is the tank above or behind the bowl that supplies water for flushing. Americans usually say tank.
शौचालय में cistern कमोड के ऊपर या पीछे की टंकी है जो flush के लिए पानी देती है। अमेरिकी प्रायः tank कहते हैं।
- The cistern is fixed to the wall above the toilet.
+Collocations 6
adjective + cistern
rooftopundergroundoldleakinglarge
- An underground cistern collected rainwater.
verb + cistern
fillemptycleanrepairinstall
- The plumber repaired the cistern.
cistern + noun
lidfloatpipevalvewater
- The cistern float controls the water level.
type + cistern
toilet cisternwater cisternrainwater cisternstorage cistern
- The toilet cistern was cracked.
historic use
wellforttemple tankstepwell
- The fort had a stone cistern for the monsoon water.
cistern problems
leakoverflowcrackrun dry
- The cistern ran dry during the summer.
“More examples 6
- The plumber replaced the old cistern in Radhika's bathroom.
प्लंबर ने राधिका के बाथरूम की पुरानी टंकी बदल दी।
- Rainwater was collected in a large cistern.
बारिश का पानी एक बड़ी टंकी में इकट्ठा किया गया।
- The cistern overflowed because the valve was broken.
वाल्व टूटा होने के कारण टंकी भर कर बह गई।
- A stone cistern at the old fort still holds water.
पुराने किले की पत्थर की टंकी में आज भी पानी भरा है।
- The cistern takes ten minutes to fill.
टंकी को भरने में दस मिनट लगते हैं।
- The hostel committee ordered the cistern to be cleaned every month.
छात्रावास समिति ने हर महीने टंकी साफ़ कराने का आदेश दिया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The cistern is full from water.
✓ The cistern is full of water.
Full is followed by of.
'Full' के बाद 'of' आता है।
✗ The cisterns of the toilet make noise.
✓ The cistern of the toilet makes a noise.
A toilet has one cistern, so use the singular noun and verb.
एक शौचालय में एक ही cistern होती है, इसलिए singular noun और verb लगाएं।