tap water

noun

: water as it comes from a tap (as in a home)

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These chemicals also threaten the water when products containing them are dumped onto the ground or into lakes and rivers. PFAS have been found in nearly half of the nation's tap water. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025 Some models might be more sensitive to particles in the water, especially if the tap water in your area is much harder than most. Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025 Authors of a 2023 study by the US Geological Survey, a federal agency, estimate that at least 45 percent of the country’s tap water has at least one type of PFAS present. Benji Jones, Vox, 10 Mar. 2025 The taste and odor of Raleigh's tap water might change over the next few weeks as the city initiates its yearly water disinfection process. Zachery Eanes, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tap water

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tap water was in 1881

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“Tap water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tap%20water. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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tap water

noun
: water as it comes from a tap (as in a home)
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