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 Scientists don’t yet know whether lithium-orotate supplementation would yield different results than lithium in tap water. Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024 Malibu’s tap water may have more hexavalent chromium while Pasadena’s doesn’t have any. Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024 But because babies have weaker immune systems, many parents choose to boil tap water. Vincent Iannelli, Parents, 9 July 2024 Advertisement World & Nation Oregon hospital hit with $303-million lawsuit after a nurse is accused of replacing fentanyl with tap water Sept. 4, 2024 Seven women initially sued Yale in 2021. Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tap water 

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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 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

tap water

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