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Meaning of water tower | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية خَزَّانُ مَاء
Bosanski vodotoranj водоторањ
Čeština vodojem
Deutsch Wasserturm
Esperanto akvoturo
Español torre de agua
Suomi vesitorni
Français château d'eau
Gaeilge túr uisce
Hrvatski vodotoranj водоторањ
Magyar víztorony
Bahasa Indonesia menara air toren waduk
日本語 給水塔
Kurdî toren
Latviešu ūdenstornis
Nederlands watertoren
Polski wieża ciśnień
Português caixa d'água castelo d'água torre d'água
Română castel de apă turn de apă
Русский водокачка водонапо́рная ба́шня
Српски vodotoranj водоторањ
Svenska vattentorn
Türkçe maslak

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

water toxemia water tree water treeing water trough water tube water tunnel

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