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

According to his letter, Beaver said the data center will not draw water from the ground for cooling and will have no impact on the volume of underground water supplies. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Warships, mammoth bones and parts of ancient constructions all have emerged from the slumping waters of the Danube, the Rhine and other rivers in the scorching drought that has also disrupted trade, power and water supplies. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

And there isn’t an alternative water supply for agriculture along the river’s main route. — Sarah Porter, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026

Last year, the state acted boldly by enacting Senate Bill 72, a law that establishes a statewide target of nine million acre-feet of additional water supply by 2040. — Valerie Pryor, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for water supply

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• disqualify
• diversify
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• identify