water plant
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of water plant
First recorded in 1760–70
Example Sentences
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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
They had travelled to Unalakleet to carry out maintenance work on a water plant, the non-profit organisation said on Friday.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2025
The city just made its first formal proposal to connect to Coffeyville’s water plant.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2023
An attack on a state-owned water plant could create shortages in Dakar, where it hasn't rained for eight months and where water cuts are common, Diome said.
From Reuters • Jun. 9, 2023
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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