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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What if someone made Flint, Michigan, tap water from scratch, tradwife style? Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026 Visitors receive a stern warning about drinking tap water when visiting a place like Kuching. Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026 Refresh The Garbage Disposal Pour baking soda slowly down the garbage disposal drain while running warm tap water. Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026 When an advisory is declared, impacted residents should not drink or use the tap water for preparing food or brushing teeth without boiling it first, the public utility said. Nick Lentz, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026 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 25 Mar. 2026.

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tap water

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