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

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Feeling forgotten and neglected, seniors living without running water in their Overtown homes for more than a week said things changed when CBS News Miami stepped in. — Larry Seward, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

The basement cell had no sink or running water; the toilet was a drainpipe in the floor. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Although the film doles out answers, there is some economical hand-waving about why the neighborhood has power and running water for so long. — William Earl, Variety, 8 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