tap water

noun

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

Examples of tap water in a Sentence

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Now that the project’s finished, McBain feels more comfortable drinking her tap water. Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 30 Aug. 2025 The fatal case in Missouri follows the deaths of a 12-year-old boy who got sick after swimming in a South Carolina lake and a 71-year-old woman in Texas who contracted the infection by using tap water to clear out her sinuses. N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025 The division says, if animals are exposed to the blooms, they can be cleaned with tap water. Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2025 Owala FreeSip Insulated Stainless Steel Water Bottle Staying hydrated at sea is a must, and cruise ship tap water doesn’t cut it for me. Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

tap water

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