water meter
noun
: an instrument for recording the quantity of water passing through a particular outlet
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And a 1971 water meter moratorium — put into place because Bolinas has a limited water supply — has effectively prohibited new development for the last 54 years.
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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
Huawei has deployed its Smart City services—which can include street camera imaging; electricity, gas, and water meter data; and social media analysis—in more than 200 cities in 40 countries, from Singapore to Spain.
—Anne Neuberger, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2025
Last April, a local utility ran a pilot for one such water meter in Turin.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Dec. 2017
The first step in identifying lead pipes is to find the water meter, usually in the basement, and look for the pipe entering the house from outside that connects to the water meter, according to water supervisor Eric Levine.
—Janean Sorrell, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2024
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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
Huawei has deployed its Smart City services—which can include street camera imaging; electricity, gas, and water meter data; and social media analysis—in more than 200 cities in 40 countries, from Singapore to Spain.
—Anne Neuberger, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2025
Last April, a local utility ran a pilot for one such water meter in Turin.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Dec. 2017
The first step in identifying lead pipes is to find the water meter, usually in the basement, and look for the pipe entering the house from outside that connects to the water meter, according to water supervisor Eric Levine.
—Janean Sorrell, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Water meter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20meter. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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