On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 12:54 PM, John F. Eldredge <j...@jfeldredge.com>
wrote:

> Once again, we are divided by a common language. In American usage, a
> cistern is a holding tank for captured rain water, used as an alternative
> to a well in areas where no city water supply is available. They often take
> the form of an underground pit with a waterproof lining.


I've also seen them on the coast of Alaska in above ground tanks to catch
rain water.

Clifford


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