water plant
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of water plant
First recorded in 1760–70
Example Sentences
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“The water plant is currently offline for an unknown reason,” read a mass text message sent to locals as an outside specialist drove to Braham to investigate the issue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Kuwait's electricity ministry said a power and water plant was attacked for a second consecutive day, causing a fire at the facility.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
Carbon-14-radiolabeled compounds were used to precisely track how the antibiotics moved through the water, plant, and fish.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 21, 2026
Only one grocery store was operational, utility poles had gone down, the town’s water plant had flooded and people had been without safe drinking water for four days, he told the BBC.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2024
In spite of the glider disaster, the British and Americans were still determined to destroy the Vemork heavy water plant in Norway.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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