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

Rinse fresh fruits and vegetables under running water before eating or preparing them. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

For leafy greens like lettuce, the agency recommends rinsing the inner leaves thoroughly under clean, running water after discarding the outer layers. — Olivia Laborde, AJC.com, 21 July 2026

Hospitals there were overwhelmed, and many families lacked running water or space to isolate sick relatives. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 July 2026

Even today, lookout operators live with no running water and little electricity and spend their days watching the horizon and looking for anything out of place—a faint haze or fallen tree. — K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 20 July 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