water butt
Garden water tank
A water butt is a large barrel or container for collecting and storing rainwater, typically positioned beneath a drainpipe to catch runoff from a roof.
Common in British English, especially among gardeners who use the collected water for plants: The water butt was nearly full after last night's storm.
Americans more often say rain barrel.
Collected atmospheric moisture
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- tankLarge storage vessel
- cisternWater storage chamber
- downspoutVertical roof drainage pipe
gutter · catchment · diverter · overflow · spigot · tap · lid · screen
Gathering mature crops
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- reuseEmploy something again
- recyclingReprocessing used materials
- ecofriendlyNot harmful to nature
sustainable · permaculture · green · low-impact · resource · self-sufficiency · off-grid · environmental
rainwater
Collected atmospheric moisture
downspout · gutter · catchment · diverter · overflow · spigot · tap · lid · screen · filter
harvesting
Gathering mature crops
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- reuseEmploy something again
- recyclingReprocessing used materials
ecofriendly · sustainable · permaculture · green · low-impact · resource · self-sufficiency · off-grid · environmental · greywater
irrigation
Artificial water supply for agriculture
sprinkler · allotment · greenhouse · flowerpot · planting · seedlings · summer · hose · nozzle · mulching
- water holderscanteen, cistern, rain barrel, waterskin, bucket
- gardeninggardener, gardening, flowers, seeds, soil
- water systemsirrigation ditches, irrigation, pipes, tanks, wells
- rainwaterrunoff, puddle, puddles, droplets, droplet
- stormwater managementrain garden, rain barrel, retention pond, green roof, swale
water butttap water
Plumbed household drinking source
municipal water supply · piped water · water main · city water · borehole
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