Definitions for water supply
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
wa′ter supply`(n.)
the supply of purified water available to a community.
Category: Civil Engineering
the facilities for supplying this water.
Category: Civil Engineering
Origin of water supply:
1880–85
Princeton's WordNet
water system, water supply, water(noun)
a facility that provides a source of water
"the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water"
Webster Dictionary
Water supply
a supply of water; specifically, water collected, as in reservoirs, and conveyed, as by pipes, for use in a city, mill, or the like
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Water Supply
Source, means, or process of supplying water (as for a community) usually including reservoirs, tunnels, and pipelines and often the watershed from which the water is ultimately drawn. (Webster, 3d ed)
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