tap water

noun

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

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This is one of America’s PFAS hot spots, though forever chemicals are also found in tap water in thousands of locations around the US. Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 12 Feb. 2025 View 2 Images Be it from tap water on a vacation, some dodgy chicken, or something the kids have brought home from school, we've almost all been flattened by an awful stomach bug at some point in our lives. New Atlas, 5 Feb. 2025 The Environmental Protection Agency routinely screens for nearly 100 contaminants to ensure tap water is safe. Bill Sullivan, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2025 In fire-scarred Altadena, dozens of people have insisted on staying in their own homes, surviving without electricity or clean tap water. Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 17 Jan. 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 27 Feb. 2025.

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tap water

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