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 later, when water levels dropped, tectonics shifted, reefs grew, and the ice age locked away the planet’s water supplies into glaciers, and new faults thrust the land skyward to dry? —Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026

Some of Valadao’s top issues are protecting water supply, fighting for farmers, taking care of veterans and affordable healthcare, according to his campaign website. —Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026

To start, turn off your toilet’s water supply and flush the toilet a few times to empty the tank. —Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026

Consumption was even lower in communities not hooked up to water supplies, as little as 26 liters a day, well below the 50 to 100 liters recommended as a minimum by the World Health Organization. —Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for water supply

• acidify
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• areolae
• demystify
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• disqualify
• diversify
• electrify
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• fasciculi
• identify
• indemnify