waterworks
plural noun
wa·ter·works
ˈwȯ-tər-ˌwərks 
ˈwä-
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Clauson-Kaas is chief consultant for the Copenhagen waterworks utility HOFOR, which is overseeing the construction of the tunnel.
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Rob Schmitz, NPR, 13 June 2025
The waterworks had a backup water source, the Des Moines River.
—Dave Hage, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
But sometime in the 1980s, biochemists working for the waterworks began to detect something wrong with the river.
—Dave Hage, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
See which episodes triggered the heaviest waterworks Comments Surely half of the water in the fictional town of Capeside, Mass., is made up of tears — both from the characters on Dawson's Creek and the fans crying alongside them.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 24 May 2025
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Rob Schmitz, NPR, 13 June 2025
The waterworks had a backup water source, the Des Moines River.
—Dave Hage, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
But sometime in the 1980s, biochemists working for the waterworks began to detect something wrong with the river.
—Dave Hage, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
See which episodes triggered the heaviest waterworks Comments Surely half of the water in the fictional town of Capeside, Mass., is made up of tears — both from the characters on Dawson's Creek and the fans crying alongside them.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 24 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for waterworks
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waterworks
plural noun
wa·ter·works
ˈwȯt-ər-ˌwərks
ˈwät-
: a system of reservoirs, pumps, and pipes for supplying water (as to a city)
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