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Definition of waterwork
1 : something (as a tank, dock, canal lock, levee, or seawall) built in, for, or as a protection against water
2 : a mechanism, contrivance, or set of equipment for handling water: such as
b(1) obsolete : a mechanical contrivance for raising and distributing water
(2) waterworks plural : the whole system of resevoirs, channels, mains, and pumping and purifying equipment by which a water supply is obtained and distributed to consumers also : a pumping or purifying station of such a system
(1) : the channels by which sap or other vital fluid is handled in the living body
the complex waterworks of a tree
3 waterworks plural : tears or the shedding of tears
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The first known use of waterwork was in the 15th century
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