| 词汇 | water-tower |
| 释义 | water tower noun[ C ] uk /ˈwɔː.tə ˌtaʊər/ us /ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ ˌtaʊ.ɚ/ a device to provide water pressure by positioning a large container for water on top of a tower-like structure（自来水）水塔 AWSeebaran/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Machines - generators & pumps -engined alternator breeder reactor charger dock docking station electromotive jet engine nuclear reactor power station pump-action repressurize sail solar plant treadmill turbofan vacuum pump watermill waterwheel windmill Examples of water towerwater tower Holes in cover light of watertower and spring allowed debris and birds to enter. The work was done close to the centre of the municipality and watertower where attack rate was highest. Small holes were found on the roof of the watertower with connection to the water reservoir. Similarly, the final smoking-chamber of a row was extruded upwards to form a watertower. Some newly built houses were demolished to make way for the large conduit between the waterworks and the watertower, but the suburb inhabitants were not allowed to connect. Data are only held centrally on those "watertower" hospitals which had more than 100 beds which are open. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There have been masts on the aforementioned watertower since 1995. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Except that the pump becomes a watertower, it is exactly the same approach. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was a watertower, which could be demolished only by being blown up by the military authorities, so carefully and strongly was it built. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a watertower to end all water towers, and it should certainly be preserved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I recognise that in the case of the jumbo watertower the decision—a very bad one at that, with national ramifications—has been made. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was at his most eloquent on the subject in 1961, in what has become known as his "watertower speech". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The watertower, a museum and the bachelor's quarters were all situated away from the main building. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The yard area is overgrown and the watertower stand is all that is visible. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The two buildings were built with brick; the octagonal watertower is tall. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of water tower These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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