Synonyms
cistern: water tank · cisterna
English-French translation for "cistern"
"cistern" French translation
cistern {noun}
Some households find themselves waiting two or three weeks to get water into their cistern”.
In 2004 a campaign will be conducted for the cleansing of water tanks and cisterns.
Water is collected on roofs and stored in cisterns which each home is equipped with.
Water in Grandes Comores cisterns was analysed.
Twenty-five other wells and cisterns, as well as 35,000 metres of water pipe had been destroyed for the construction of the wall.
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Usage examples
Usage examples for "cistern" in French
The occupation forces imposed severe restrictions, prevented the Palestinians from having access to water resources and destroyed wells and water cisterns.
Israel continued to steal the natural heritage of the Palestinian people (by sabotaging water cisterns, dumping solid and chemical waste and polluting water resources).
The Bermuda Government supports the right to adequate water by encouraging each household and facility to include a roof cistern collection system.
Owing to the restrictions on the water supply from those cisterns, farmers were unable to provide sufficient irrigation for their land and agricultural production was limited.
The cisterns are located in an archeological site near Bethlehem where new housing units are being built to expand Efrat.
Similar words
cirrhosis · cirrocumulus · cirrostratus · cirrus · cirsoid · cis-control · cis-form · Cisalpine · Ciscaucasia · Cistercian · cistern · cistron · citadel · citation · cities · citizen · citizenry · citizens · citizenship · citric · citrine
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