indoor plumbing
noun
: a system of pipes that supply water to the inside of a building
The cottage has electricity but no indoor plumbing.
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When sealed correctly, a faucet cover traps heat radiating from indoor plumbing around the tap, preventing it from freezing and causing a burst pipe.
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
Then, when indoor plumbing spread and the need for collective bathing diminished, many public baths were gradually refitted as recreational swimming pools; the line between nude bathing and swimming remained blurred.
—Jacob Beckert, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2025
When one has been invited to stay overnight in a home without indoor plumbing, but is provided with a chamber pot (no lid) under the bed, what does one do with it the next morning?
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
The Tizards installed indoor plumbing and added electricity to the home.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
Then, when indoor plumbing spread and the need for collective bathing diminished, many public baths were gradually refitted as recreational swimming pools; the line between nude bathing and swimming remained blurred.
—Jacob Beckert, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2025
When one has been invited to stay overnight in a home without indoor plumbing, but is provided with a chamber pot (no lid) under the bed, what does one do with it the next morning?
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
The Tizards installed indoor plumbing and added electricity to the home.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for indoor plumbing
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“Indoor plumbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indoor%20plumbing. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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