Cistern

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-005029",
  "term": "Cistern",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. (SIS-turn) A small tank (usually covered) or a storage facility used to store water for a home or farm. Often used to store rain water.\n\n2. Small tank or storage facility used to store water for a home or farm; often used to store rain water.\n\n3. A small tank (usually covered) or a storage facility used to store water for a home or farm. Often used to store rain water.\n\n4. A tank or storage facility used to store water for a home or farm; often used to store rain water.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "EPA Guidance for Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/owow_keep/NPS/chesbay502/pdf/chesbay_glossary.pdf; Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/cistern/"
}