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单词 water supply
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water supply

Word forms: plural water supplies
countable noun
The water supply in an area is the water which is collected and passed through pipes to buildings for people to use.
The town is without electricity and the water supply has been cut off.

water supply in British English

noun
1. 
an arrangement of reservoirs, purification plant, distribution pipes, etc, for providing water to a community
2. 
the supply of treated and purified water for a community

water supply in American English

1. 
the water available for use of a community or in an area
2. 
the system for storing and supplying such water, including the reservoirs and mains

Examples of 'water supply' in a sentence
water supply

A long time ago there was a well the inhabitants used for their water supply.
Forbes, Colin COVER STORY (2003)
It sure isn't in the water supply, which is the usual vector.
S. M. Stirling T2®: THE FUTURE WAR (2003)

In other languages
water supply

British English: water supply NOUN
The water supply in an area is the water which is collected and passed through pipes to buildings for people to use.
The town is without electricity and the water supply has been cut off.
  • American English: water supply
  • Brazilian Portuguese: suprimento de água
  • Chinese: 供水
  • European Spanish: suministro de agua
  • French: alimentation en eauN
  • German: Wasserversorgung
  • Italian: rifornimento d'acqua
  • Japanese: 水道水
  • Korean: 상수도
  • European Portuguese: suprimento de água
  • Latin American Spanish: suministro de agua
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