indoor plumbing
noun
: a system of pipes that supply water to the inside of a building
The cottage has electricity but no indoor plumbing.
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The lodge is basic and isolated, heated by a lone woodstove and without indoor plumbing, cell service, or internet.
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Jesse James McTigue, Outside Online, 20 Mar. 2025
The infidels’ free speech or their indoor plumbing and electricity?
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
Residents are advised to take several steps, including removing aerators and screens from faucets, setting water-softening devices to bypass mode, and flushing both outside and indoor plumbing.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Brooks recalls that despite the hardships the community faced—such as having only one paved road on 35th Street and no indoor plumbing—the sense of unity and strength among residents in the neighborhood was strong.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2025
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Jesse James McTigue, Outside Online, 20 Mar. 2025
The infidels’ free speech or their indoor plumbing and electricity?
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
Residents are advised to take several steps, including removing aerators and screens from faucets, setting water-softening devices to bypass mode, and flushing both outside and indoor plumbing.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Brooks recalls that despite the hardships the community faced—such as having only one paved road on 35th Street and no indoor plumbing—the sense of unity and strength among residents in the neighborhood was strong.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Indoor plumbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indoor%20plumbing. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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