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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Water tower

/wôt'-ẽr tou'-ẽr/ · Wa·ter tow·er · IPA
01 A large metal pipe made to be extended vertically by sections, and used for discharging water upon burning buildings.
  1. 1.
    A large metal pipe made to be extended vertically by sections, and used for discharging water upon burning buildings.
  2. 2.
    A tower or standpipe used as a water storage reservoir, to deliver water at a required head of pressure, as to a fountain.