water supply

noun

1. the supply of purified water available to a community.
2. the facilities for storing and supplying this water, as reservoirs and pipelines.

water supply

noun

1. an arrangement of reservoirs, purification plant, distribution pipes, etc, for providing water to a community
2. the supply of treated and purified water for a community

Other Words From

• water-sup·ply adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of water supply¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

That’s sent water treatment operators scrambling to find ways to decontaminate water supplies without breaking the bank.

From Science Magazine

The tactics used at the time — deforestation and afforestation, cutting off water supplies, raids on Palestinian communities — are still being applied today, with the addition of 21st-century weapons and a far more sophisticated state apparatus.

From Salon

Two years after this, the UN raised concerns about repeated disruption of the water supply from Alouk to north-east Syria, saying the water supply had been interrupted at least 19 times.

From BBC

Fluoride - a naturally occurring mineral recognised to protect teeth against decay - is added to water supplies in many countries, including the US, where around 63% of the population have fluoridated water.

From BBC

The results imply that drought vulnerability analyses relying only on the historical streamflow record may severely underestimate the magnitude of potential drought events and their impacts on water storage, agriculture and municipal water supply.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• water system
• waterworks