Phrase guide

water supply

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a facility that provides a source of water

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the town debated the purification of the water supply
  • first you have to cut off the water

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: water system, water

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: facility, installation

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: водазабеспячэ́нне (vodazabjespjačénnje) — provision of water
  • Bulgarian: водоснабдяване (vodosnabdjavane) — provision of water
  • Danish: vandforsyning — provision of water
  • Estonian: veevarustus — provision of water
  • German: Wasserversorgung — provision of water
  • Greek: ύδρευση (ýdrefsi) — provision of water
  • Greek: υδροδότηση (ydrodótisi) — provision of water
  • Hindi: जलापूर्ति (jalāpūrti) — provision of water
  • Hungarian: vízellátás — provision of water
  • Latvian: ūdensapgāde — provision of water
  • Macedonian: во́довод (vódovod) — provision of water
  • Macedonian: водоснабду́вање (vodosnabdúvanje) — provision of water
  • Marathi: पाणीपुरवठा (pāṇīpuravṭhā) — provision of water
  • Pannonian Rusyn: водовод (vodovod) — provision of water
  • Russian: водоснабже́ние (vodosnabžénije) — provision of water
  • Russian: водообеспе́че́ние (vodoobespéčénije) — provision of water
  • Swahili: ugavi wa maji — provision of water
  • Swedish: vattenförsörjning — provision of water
  • Thai: ประปา (bprà-bpaa) — provision of water
  • Thai: การประปา — provision of water
  • Ukrainian: водопостача́ння (vodopostačánnja) — provision of water
  • Ukrainian: водозабезпе́чення (vodozabezpéčennja) — provision of water