drinking water

noun

: water that is clean enough for people to drink

Pollution is seeping into our drinking water.

Examples of drinking water in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In a bid to be sustainable – and in keeping with Metsavaht’s background in environmental activism – drinking water is provided in reusable glass bottles, solar panels supply part of the hotel’s energy and smart systems are used to reduce water consumption. —Laura French, TheWeek, 16 Mar. 2026

Huerfano County officials began distribution of drinking water and hand sanitizer at the Community Center on Saturday. —Christa Swanson, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026

Workers at outdoor construction sites will have plenty of drinking water and electrolyte packets available to stay hydrated. —ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026

This apparent tit-for-tat highlights the potential danger posed to the hundreds of desalination plants in the Gulf that supply drinking water to roughly 100 million people. —Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for drinking water

• annunciator
• imprimatur
• underwater
• backwater
• bathwater
• blackwater
• breakwater
• deepwater
• edgewater
• feedwater
• floodwater
• freshwater