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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Waller-Bridge was running water to him and Scott ended up being taken away by an ambulance.
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Marc Malkin, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
The floor units feature a recreation area, six bedrooms, a kitchen, and crucially, a bathroom with running water and a toilet.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2025
These new builds have access to sewers and to running water from deep wells, while in more rural areas nearby some 2,500 families depend on water trucks for sustenance.
—Sammy Feldblum, The Dial, 30 Jan. 2025
Take it from a mom who once had to cut a sledding trip short because her son managed to a) find the only source of running water for miles, and b) break through the ice on top, completely soaking his boots and socks.
—Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2025
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Marc Malkin, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
The floor units feature a recreation area, six bedrooms, a kitchen, and crucially, a bathroom with running water and a toilet.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2025
These new builds have access to sewers and to running water from deep wells, while in more rural areas nearby some 2,500 families depend on water trucks for sustenance.
—Sammy Feldblum, The Dial, 30 Jan. 2025
Take it from a mom who once had to cut a sledding trip short because her son managed to a) find the only source of running water for miles, and b) break through the ice on top, completely soaking his boots and socks.
—Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 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 27 Feb. 2025.
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