tap water

noun

: water as it comes from a tap (as in a home)

Examples of tap water in a Sentence

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The family has also avoided tap water, even cleaning their teeth with bottled water. Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 Middleton also reportedly avoids drinking tap water when travelling overseas because of concerns over bacteria, contaminants or unfamiliar mineral content. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 July 2026 Officials are advising anyone who experienced a water outage or low water pressure in the affected area to boil tap water before using it for drinking, cooking, preparing baby food or brushing their teeth. Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 1 July 2026 Rinsing it under running tap water washes off some of the salt. Matt Fuchs, Time, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for tap water

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tap water was in 1881

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“Tap water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tap%20water. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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tap water

noun
: water as it comes from a tap (as in a home)
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