indoor plumbing

noun

: a system of pipes that supply water to the inside of a building

The cottage has electricity but no indoor plumbing.

Examples of indoor plumbing in a Sentence

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In the far reaches of the reservation in Northeastern Arizona, near where the red-rock buttes of Monument Valley rise above the desert floor, indoor plumbing can feel like a luxury. —Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024

Global trade in the 19th and 20th centuries allowed the scavengers to infiltrate most of the world’s nooks and crannies, and indoor plumbing and heating enticed them to stay. —Sofia Quaglia, New York Times, 20 May 2024

An estimated 30% of households on the Navajo reservation don’t have indoor plumbing, and many who live in remote areas have to power their homes with generators because they’re also not connected to the power grid. —Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024

Advertisement Public showers are available for residents who lack indoor plumbing — $3 per visit, with the elderly welcome to bathe for free. —Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024