water supply
Americannoun
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the supply of purified water available to a community.
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the facilities for storing and supplying this water, as reservoirs and pipelines.
noun
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an arrangement of reservoirs, purification plant, distribution pipes, etc, for providing water to a community
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the supply of treated and purified water for a community
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Origin of water supply
First recorded in 1880–85
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By having a communal jug, the lawsuit alleged, the staff at Los Padrinos “permitted a juvenile to control the water supply and thereby determine other students’ access to water.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
In the past the village only would have only brief summer interruptions to the water supply to "one or two higher-lying streets", according to mayor Lajos Pinter.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
O’Leary has said his project will return energy to the grid, create thousands of jobs, produce millions of dollars in tax revenue and won’t adversely affect the water supply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
Rivers are starting to fall "notably" to "exceptionally low" in some parts of England with Thames Water, Anglian Water and Yorkshire Water already noting stresses to water supply.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
It begins with shock, followed by rage—because cruising ahead of her is a water supply truck owned by one of the various underperforming water municipalities.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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