Other Word Forms
- waterlessly adverb
- waterlessness noun
Etymology
Origin of waterless
before 950; Middle English waterlees, Old English waterlēas. See water, -less
Example Sentences
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On a misty winter's day in the English midlands, engineers struggled to drag stranded narrowboats from a waterless, mud-filled canal that collapsed weeks earlier, in a delicate, multi-million-pound rescue operation.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
Alchemie is not the only company attempting a nearly waterless dye process.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2024
One day Mr. Kamoya went out for a walk along the waterless Nariokotome River.
From New York Times • Aug. 11, 2022
How will we store more water, protect coast lines and ports, manage an influx of climate refugees fleeing the waterless and burning Southern states, and prepare for any number of calamitous conditions?
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2022
Kendra passed a small, waterless fountain featuring a statue of a frog.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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