tap water

noun

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

Examples of tap water in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The attorneys said detainees have complained about going three to seven hours without water, and about having access only to tap water that tastes like metal and smells like fish. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

The amoeba, which can also be found in pools and tap water, doesn’t cause illness when swallowed; however, infections can happen if infected water goes up the nose, allowing the amoeba to pass into the brain, per the NCDHHS. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

Growing awareness around tap water contaminants has more people than ever thinking about what their shower water actually contains. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026

Unless your tap water is unsafe to drink, expensive bottled water isn’t necessarily more hydrating or nutritious than tap water. — Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tap water

• backwater
• bathwater
• blackwater
• breakwater
• deepwater
• edgewater
• feedwater
• floodwater
• freshwater
• granddaughter
• groundwater
• headwater

Kids Definition

tap water

noun

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