water supply

noun

: a source, means, or process of supplying water (as for a community) usually including reservoirs, tunnels, and pipelines

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The attack left hospitals and bakeries dependent on generators and limited water supplies across Khartoum. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026 Bringing water to Jerusalem Before the aqueduct was built, the landlocked city of Jerusalem relied on the Gihon Spring and rainfall runoff for its entire water supply, Storchan said. — Michele Chabin, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026 The warning effectively has cut off fuel to the island, leading to widespread power outages that affect basic activities such as cooking, the water supply and internet and telephone services. — Farnoush Amiri, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 Any type of foreign material can harm a hydrothermal feature, either by clogging the water supply, polluting the water or blocking its runoff channel, according to the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. — Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for water supply

Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of water supply was in 1805

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