running water
noun
: water distributed through pipes and fixtures
a cabin with hot and cold running water
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a cabin with hot and cold running water
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And few things scream excess more than a train with hot showers, air conditioning and an open bar crawling past settlements where many people live in shacks without running water or electricity.
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Lee-Ann Olwage, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
The children had no way of getting out on their own, no running water, no bathrooms and had been denied hygienic care, the sheriff's office said.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
But billions of people still lack running water or paved roads, let alone a specialized medical provider.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
There is electricity but no running water in the domes, so guests will have to use the communal bathhouse.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
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Lee-Ann Olwage, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
The children had no way of getting out on their own, no running water, no bathrooms and had been denied hygienic care, the sheriff's office said.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
But billions of people still lack running water or paved roads, let alone a specialized medical provider.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
There is electricity but no running water in the domes, so guests will have to use the communal bathhouse.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for running water
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“Running water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/running%20water. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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