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water plant

American  

noun

  1. a plant that grows in water.


Etymology

Origin of water plant

First recorded in 1760–70

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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

It was the second attack on a Kuwaiti power and water plant in as many days, with the first on Friday causing a fire and damage.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 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

For months after the attack on the heavy water plant at Vemork, Knut Haukelid stayed hidden in the mountains of Norway.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

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