Definitions of waterworks [ˈwɔ tərˌwɜrks, ˈwɒt ər-]

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Definition of 'waterworks'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) waterworks
(used with a sing. or pl. v.) a complete system of reservoirs, pipelines, conduits, etc., by which water is collected, purified, stored, and pumped to urban users.

2. waterworks
Sometimes, waterwork. a spectacular display of water, mechanically produced.

3. waterworks
(used with a sing. or pl. v.) Slang. tears, or the source of tears.

Definition of 'waterworks'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) water company, waterworks
a public utility that provides water

2. (noun) waterworks
workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community

Translation of 'waterworks'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a place in which water is purified and stored before distribution to an area.
Afrikaans: waterwerke	Arabic: مَحَطَّة المياه، مَرْكِز	Bulgarian: водна станция
Brazilian: companhia deáguas	Czech: vodárna	German: das Wasserwerk
Danish: vandværk	Greek: μηχανοστάσιο ύδρευσης	Spanish: depuradora, planta de tra
Estonian: veepuhastusjaam	Farsi: تلمبه خانه آب	Finnish: vesilaitos
French: ouvrages de purification	Hebrew: רֶשֶת אֲספָּקַת הַמַיִם	Hindi: जलकल
Croatian: vodovod	Hungarian: vízművek	Indonesian: saringan air
Icelandic: vatnshreinsunarstöð	Italian: acquedotto	Japanese: 水道設備
Korean: 정수장	Lithuanian: vandens ruošykla	Latvian: ūdens attīrīšanas ietaise
Malay: kerja air	Dutch: waterleidingbedrijf	Norwegian: vannverk
Polish: wodociągi	Portuguese: companhia deáguas	Romanian: staţie de purificare a ap
Russian: водопроводная станция	Slovak: vodáreň	Slovenian: vodni zbiralnik
Serbian: vodovod	Swedish: vattenledningsverk	Thai: การเก็บน้ำและทำให้น้ำบริส
Turkish: suşebekesi	Taiwanese: 自來水廠	Ukrainian: водопровідні споруди
Urdu: آب رسانی کے انتظام کا مر	Vietnamese: nhà máy nước	Chinese: 自来水厂
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