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

The main restaurant uses 70 percent local suppliers, and the hotel’s water supply is harnessed from rainwater tanks. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026

Douglas County said that, on average, 22 people move to the county every day and that the water supply needs to keep pace. — Holly Santman, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Electricity is now available up to 20 hours per day, Damascus and other cities are lit up at night, garbage is being collected, and water supplies are returning to neighborhoods on a weekly basis. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2026

Israeli settlers expanded control over West Bank springs, vital to Palestinian communities’ water supply. — Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for water supply

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