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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During the Biden administration in April 2024, the EPA took historic steps to effectively require water systems to remove PFAS from tap water by 2029 and designate two types of PFAS as hazardous chemicals polluters must monitor and clean up under the Superfund law. Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 2 May 2025 Ladapo and others cited research finding health risks for developing fetuses when pregnant women drink fluoridated tap water. Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025 The best shower water filters on this list are indeed quite good at removing the abrasive chlorine compounds that cities add to your tap water to kill bacteria. Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 25 Apr. 2025 Last year, a study conducted by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that 68% of Chicago kids under age 6 live in households with tap water containing detectable levels of lead. Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 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 6 May. 2025.

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tap water

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