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

Congress should invest in technology, innovation and infrastructure that reduces wildfire risk, protects water supply and develops cleaner energy that works for California families. —Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026

That may include going as far as cutting off some or all of the hospitals’ water supply if a deal isn’t made. —Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026

The hot water supply at the three compartment ware wash sink was shut off. —Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado may 8, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026

Amazon is backing a large-scale watershed restoration project in California’s Upper Mokelumne River Basin, part of a broader effort to protect regional water supplies while reducing wildfire risk across the Sierra Nevada. —Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 7 May 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