water supply
noun
: a source, means, or process of supplying water (as for a community) usually including reservoirs, tunnels, and pipelines
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One option is to turn off water supply valves to individual appliances rather than the whole house.
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Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2025
The department also works closely with the city’s water service contractors to ensure all fire hydrants throughout the city are properly maintained and flushed annually, with records of each test to support water supply readiness.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 July 2025
Planned improvements include drilling new groundwater wells and installing an additional pump at the emergency water supply station on Geren Island.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
In China and elsewhere, water supplies are already strained by demand from agriculture and human consumption, and changing rainfall patterns due to climate change.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 16 July 2025
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Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2025
The department also works closely with the city’s water service contractors to ensure all fire hydrants throughout the city are properly maintained and flushed annually, with records of each test to support water supply readiness.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 July 2025
Planned improvements include drilling new groundwater wells and installing an additional pump at the emergency water supply station on Geren Island.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
In China and elsewhere, water supplies are already strained by demand from agriculture and human consumption, and changing rainfall patterns due to climate change.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for water supply
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“Water supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20supply. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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