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

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

Her father was an illiterate sharecropper whose 12 children shared a one-room cabin with no running water or electricity. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 8 Sep. 2026

At the same time, Russia has kept up its attacks on Ukraine’s power grid, seeking to leave civilians cold and without running water in the approaching winter. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

Refrigerate strawberries unwashed to prevent mold growth, and wash them under running water just before eating. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 30 Aug. 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