tap water

noun

: water as it comes from a tap (as in a home)

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This positive impact held true among school children of various ages in preschool through high school, in rural or urban areas and in communities with and without fluoridated tap water. Christina Scherrer, The Conversation, 25 June 2025 And exposure to contaminants (lead, cadmium and copper) can be reduced through devices like water filters, plus avoiding hot tap water in cooking, because metals leach more rapidly with heat. New Atlas, 23 June 2025 In the 1930s, dozens of seltzer plants filtered and carbonated city tap water and filled it into airtight siphon bottles. Liza Weisstuch, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025 Aqua Illinois is advising customers not to use tap water for infants under 6 months old after recent testing showed elevated nitrate levels in drinking water systems. Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for tap water

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tap water was in 1881

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“Tap water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tap%20water. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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tap water

noun
: water as it comes from a tap (as in a home)
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