water tower
nounDefinition of water tower
: a tower or standpipe serving as a reservoir to deliver water at a required head
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The hopper looks like a bit like a water tower—hence Musk's joking tweet—and is made of stainless steel. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "SpaceX Successfully Tests Hopper Prototype," 26 July 2019 Powell says the workers were repairing equipment on top of an unused water tower at the park when they were attacked. — USA TODAY, "Momoa at Mauna Kea, Confederate context, Guthrie garbage tribute: News from around our 50 states," 2 Aug. 2019 Not a bad second act for this former water tower perched in the hills of Malibu. — Los Angeles Times, "Malibu’s water tower-turned-home sells for $4.185 million," 23 July 2019 And the buyers who can’t resist them seem just as satisfied to gaze out on distant traffic and water towers as at parks and rivers or bays. — New York Times, "Now That’s a City View," 19 July 2019 About 30 of the original 90-plus water towers remain, and some have been repurposed as lodgings. — Sharon Boorstin, latimes.com, "Staying in a water tower in Mendocino is a natural high," 30 June 2019 The City of Bessemer owns a small parcel within the property that houses a water tower. — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al.com, "Alabama Power auctioning 384 acres off Lakeshore Parkway," 2 July 2019 This story of theirs has been fading, like the town’s iconic black water tower with the words State Champs 1954 in white. — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, "Doyel: How much longer will we cherish the 1954 Milan Miracle?," 25 June 2019 The water tower holds more value than just fitting into the aesthetic. — Riley Murdock, azcentral, "New south Chandler development will feature Pita Jungle, other businesses," 7 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'water tower.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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