running water

noun

: water distributed through pipes and fixtures

a cabin with hot and cold running water

Examples of running water in a Sentence

a cabin with hot and cold running water

Recent Examples on the Web

Some neighborhoods in the capital of Havana have been without running water for more than two weeks. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

That strategy denies Ukrainian civilians heating and running water, among other things. — Susie Blann, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Although the house had running water at a downstairs sink and a water closet in the basement, there was no running water upstairs and no conventional bathroom. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026

There is virtually no running water, and two million people are bathing in the ocean. — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for running water

• imprimatur
• underwater
• auteur
• blotter
• cotter
• daughter
• hotter
• mater
• otter
• plotter
• rotter
• slaughter