running water
noun
: water distributed through pipes and fixtures
a cabin with hot and cold running water
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a cabin with hot and cold running water
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Mohammed had lived with her two sons in a single room made of cinderblocks without running water.
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Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 28 May 2025
Just a year after running water came to the hardy islanders, disaster struck.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 May 2025
After all, these birds love cleaning off with running water.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2025
Ellie Kenny, a holidaymaker inside Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado airport, said hundreds of people were stood in the dark in lines, with no air conditioning or running water.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
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Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 28 May 2025
Just a year after running water came to the hardy islanders, disaster struck.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 May 2025
After all, these birds love cleaning off with running water.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2025
Ellie Kenny, a holidaymaker inside Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado airport, said hundreds of people were stood in the dark in lines, with no air conditioning or running water.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for running water
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“Running water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/running%20water. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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