running water
noun
: water distributed through pipes and fixtures
a cabin with hot and cold running water
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a cabin with hot and cold running water
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There is electricity but no running water in the domes, so guests will have to use the communal bathhouse.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
The United Nations said on Wednesday that people in Mandalay city, one of the worst affected areas, are completely cut off from electricity and running water.
—Eve Brennan, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
In Mandalay City, many people are completely cut off from electricity and running water.
—David Rising, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
On the Navajo Nation's reservation, which is spread across parts of Utah, Arizona and New Mexico, the unemployment rate is 48.5%, and a lot of homes lack electricity and running water.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
The United Nations said on Wednesday that people in Mandalay city, one of the worst affected areas, are completely cut off from electricity and running water.
—Eve Brennan, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
In Mandalay City, many people are completely cut off from electricity and running water.
—David Rising, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
On the Navajo Nation's reservation, which is spread across parts of Utah, Arizona and New Mexico, the unemployment rate is 48.5%, and a lot of homes lack electricity and running water.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for running water
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“Running water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/running%20water. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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