Cistern
Cistern noun - A sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid.
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Holes
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The Titfield Thunderbolt has an Affectionate Parody of the trope when two separate scenes (the antagonists punching holes in the water cistern for the train and a local poacher-turned-engine driver bagging a pheasant) are cut to make it look like one of these is going on.
Source: Train Job
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Holes and Cistern. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cistern/holes
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