water supply

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water supply

noun water supplies

The provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavors or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes. Near-synonym: reticulated water
Similar: reticulated water
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see water, supply: any supply of water.

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noun provision of water

हिन्दी	जलापूर्ति jalāpūrti
Kiswahili	ugavi wa maji
Deutsch	Wasserversorgung
Ελληνικά	ύδρευση ýdrefsi, υδροδότηση ydrodótisi
Русский	водоснабже́ние vodosnabžénije, водообеспе́че́ние vodoobespéčénije

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@misc{water_supply_2026,
  title = {water supply},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/water%20supply},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}