water system

noun

1. a river and all its branches.
2. a system of supplying water, as throughout a metropolitan area.

water system

noun

1. a river and all its tributaries
2. a system for supplying water to a community

Word History and Origins

Origin of water system¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

People and businesses fled Flint, leaving the city with fewer than half the taxpayers it had in 1960, but the water system remained as massive as ever.

From ProPublica

The team suggests testing drinking water if fire comes anywhere near your property and, if possible, replacing any plastic in a home’s water system with heat-resistant metal.

From Science News

The level of risk varies, but examples include toxic chemicals that are sprayed from aircraft or injected into water systems.

From MIT Technology Review

From there, bacteria could easily have entered water systems.

From Ozy

Robinson operates his family’s well-service business and maintains the water systems on nearly every local property.

From Outside Online

In short, my $18-plus-cost-of-replacement-filters Brita water system may not live up to the hype.

From The Daily Beast

It could avoid some big disasters—like a water system failure.

From The Daily Beast

There was a good water system, as the faithfully irrigated lawns testified.

From Project Gutenberg

It had two banks, one female and one male academy of the higher class; a water system supplied through pipes from Poplar Spring.

From Project Gutenberg

Noah was rather in that line before he took to the water system, wasn't he?

From Project Gutenberg

The water-system of the south-western feeders of the Ganges is more complex.

From Project Gutenberg

The water-system in question forms the centre of the great Athabaskan area—the centre, but not the whole.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• waterworks