water supply

noun

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”

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reticulated waterwater systemwater
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Meanings

nounwater supply (plural water supplies)

plural water supplies

  1. 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

    Synonyms: reticulated water

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see water, supply: any supply of water.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavors or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes.

Similar
reticulated water

More synonyms by meaning

nouna facility that provides a source of water

Similar
water systemwater
Broader
facilityinstallation
Also see
reticulated waterwater

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian водоснабдяване
  • водоснабдяване (vodosnabdjavane)provision of water
Danish vandforsyning
  • vandforsyningprovision of water
Estonian veevarustus
  • veevarustusprovision of water
German Wasserversorgung
  • Wasserversorgungprovision of water
Greek ύδρευση, υδροδότηση
  • ύδρευση (ýdrefsi)provision of water
  • υδροδότηση (ydrodótisi)provision of water
Hindi जलापूर्ति
  • जलापूर्ति (jalāpūrti)provision of water
Hungarian vízellátás
  • vízellátásprovision of water
Latvian ūdensapgāde
  • ūdensapgādeprovision of water
Polish zaopatrzenie w wodę
  • zaopatrzenie w wodęprovision of water
Russian водоснабже́ние, водообеспе́че́ние
  • водоснабже́ние (vodosnabžénije)provision of water
  • водообеспе́че́ние (vodoobespéčénije)provision of water
Swahili ugavi wa maji
  • ugavi wa majiprovision of water
Swedish vattenförsörjning
  • vattenförsörjningprovision of water
Thai ประปา, การประปา
  • ประปา (bprà-bpaa)provision of water
  • การประปาprovision of water
Ukrainian водопостача́ння, водозабезпе́чення
  • водопостача́ння (vodopostačánnja)provision of water
  • водозабезпе́чення (vodozabezpéčennja)provision of water
Cite this entry
APA

water supply. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20supply

MLA

“water supply.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20supply. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “water supply,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20supply.

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