water supply

noun

: a source, means, or process of supplying water (as for a community) usually including reservoirs, tunnels, and pipelines

Examples of water supply in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The massive warehouse campuses generating energy for AI projects have drawn bipartisan opposition, with voters concerned about their impact on electricity prices, farmland and water supplies. — Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

Across Oklahoma, the news outlets identified at least 114 injection wells that were located within a half-mile of a public water supply well. — Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 5 Oct. 2026

The study’s authors said that this discovery shows the potential to better remediate synthetic dye chemicals from textile production wastewater to protect vulnerable water supplies from contamination. — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026

This will impact water supply used for hydropower energy production, irrigation and transportation of goods via waterways, according to Huss. — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for water supply

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• disqualify
• diversify
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• fasciculi
• identify