tap water

noun

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

Examples of tap water in a Sentence

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If tap water is your only option, let is stand for two days to allow chemicals to evaporate. Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Dec. 2024 Some people also find drinking tap water questionable, so this is a clean and techy way to hydrate. Andrew Watman, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024 That’s a higher concentration than is found in most tap water. Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024 The study does not suggest that tap water with the byproduct is unsafe to drink -- but does call for more research to be done. Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024 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 8 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

tap water

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