light water

noun

: water sense 1a compare heavy water

Examples of light water in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And though the case itself isn’t water-resistant, the buds rock an IPX4 rating that protects them from sweaty listening sessions and light water splashes from any direction. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026

When hand watering individual baskets, use a weak, light water stream from a hose nozzle or watering can. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 May 2026

On March 4, the NRC crowed proudly about issuing the first commercial reactor construction permit in a decade — and the first approval for a non-light water reactor in more than 40 years. — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026

It is powered by a novel 83-megawatt (MW) compact light water reactor, CLWR-B1. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for light water

• backwater
• bathwater
• blackwater
• breakwater
• deepwater
• edgewater
• feedwater
• floodwater
• freshwater
• granddaughter
• groundwater
• headwater