cold-water

American  

adjective

1. denoting a room or apartment provided with only cold running water, often in a building with no central heating.

   a cold-water flat.

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Example Sentences

But the whelk is a cold-water species, and a marine heatwave in 2022 triggered a mass die-off of these snails in the Thames Estuary.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2025

In major cities, middle-class reformers opened settlement houses for poor immigrants, enacted housing codes to ban cold-water tenements and set up free public schools.

From Salon • Jul. 30, 2025

While many people may be aware of the dangers of entering the Thames, other waterways can also be dangerous: strong currents, sudden drops, hidden hazards and cold-water shock can affect even the strongest swimmers.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025

Federal officials said the changes under the new rules include provisions aimed at managing cold-water reservoir releases from Shasta Dam to help endangered winter-run Chinook salmon survive.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024

Auburn physician Blanchard Fosgate attested that while the cold-water bath seemed hardly to affect some inmates, others showed damage both lasting and profound.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover