water meter

noun

: an instrument for recording the quantity of water passing through a particular outlet

Examples of water meter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some Northern Colorado residents say their water bills have surged this summer after the Town of Milliken installed new smart water meters, leaving them questioning whether the meters are accurately tracking their household usage. — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

Social Circle went as far as to put a lock on the water meter going to the property on the outskirts of town. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 18 June 2026

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. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026

Check soil moisture with your finger or an inexpensive water meter and water plants when the upper one to two inches feels dry. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 2 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for water meter

• amphitheater
• bolometer
• centimeter
• centimetre
• decimeter
• ergometer
• expositor
• gasometer
• gravimeter
• hexameter
• manometer
• milliliter