How to use "cistern" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

Example sentences for "cistern" in popular movie and book plots

David Cummins (Kent Smith) is trapped in a dry cistern and wondering whether he will die there. - This Side of the Law
Re-entering the bathroom, she locks the door and looks for a weapon, pacing back and forth with a cistern lid, waiting for him to attack. - Chain Letter (film)
While he is cleaning he notices a red cistern in the center of one of the palace rooms. - Frank in the River
Venturing outside the building, he finds the base to be long-neglected, apart from a cistern and a grave. - The Year of the Quiet Sun
Nancy escapes from her cistern prison and sabotages the crooks' getaway airplane just as the police arrive. - The Password to Larkspur Lane

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