water supply
Americannoun
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water supplies
plural
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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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The 40 million residents of the Colorado River basin and nonresident beneficiaries of its water supply, including most Californians, will have to do more with less as global warming causes more and deeper droughts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
"Not a single drop has come through our taps for the last three months... Our water supply had been reliable until the data centres came," Dewi Susanti, one of the protesters, told the BBC.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
In the El Milagro neighborhood of the town of Lagunillas, elderly residents who had grown up during the country’s economic heyday now struggle with daily power outages and a scant water supply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
“The safety of Metropolitan’s water supply is not affected,” according to a district statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
The village water supply was two streets down the road.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
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