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Etymology
Origin of waterless
before 950; Middle English waterlees, Old English waterlēas. See water, -less
Example Sentences
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It already sells Olay waterless face wash “melts” and water-activated shampoo and conditioner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
On a misty winter's day in the English midlands, engineers struggled to drag stranded narrowboats from a waterless, mud-filled canal that collapsed weeks earlier, in a delicate, multi-million-pound rescue operation.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
Since then, he’s been drywashing, a waterless process that uses air to separate heavy materials, such as gold, from the lighter dirt and sediment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
Alchemie is not the only company attempting a nearly waterless dye process.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2024
This land was waterless, furred with the cacti which could store water and with the great-rooted brush which could reach deep into the earth for a little moisture and get along on very little.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
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