water supply

noun

: a source, means, or process of supplying water (as for a community) usually including reservoirs, tunnels, and pipelines

Examples of water supply in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And local water supplies, properly stored in local reservoirs and in vast underground reservoirs called aquifers, cost less. —Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026

This is the timeframe when hydrologists measure the surface water supply, precipitation and streamflow. —Tammie Souza, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026

The hot water supply was inconsistent and did not meet minimum temperature requirements. —Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado april 24, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026

But alarm bells have been ringing over California enduring its second-worst snow drought in 50 years, a sign of how rising temperatures from climate change are worsening the West’s long-term water supply problems. —Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for water supply

• acidify
• alveoli
• areolae
• demystify
• detoxify
• disqualify
• diversify
• electrify
• exemplify
• fasciculi
• identify
• indemnify