indoor plumbing
noun
: a system of pipes that supply water to the inside of a building
The cottage has electricity but no indoor plumbing.
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Basic amenities like sidewalks, paved roads and indoor plumbing were lacking.
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Kathryn Varn, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
In the far reaches of the reservation in Northeastern Arizona, near where the red-rock buttes of Monument Valley rise above the desert floor, indoor plumbing can feel like a luxury.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
Global trade in the 19th and 20th centuries allowed the scavengers to infiltrate most of the world’s nooks and crannies, and indoor plumbing and heating enticed them to stay.
—Sofia Quaglia, New York Times, 20 May 2024
An estimated 30% of households on the Navajo reservation don’t have indoor plumbing, and many who live in remote areas have to power their homes with generators because they’re also not connected to the power grid.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
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Kathryn Varn, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
In the far reaches of the reservation in Northeastern Arizona, near where the red-rock buttes of Monument Valley rise above the desert floor, indoor plumbing can feel like a luxury.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
Global trade in the 19th and 20th centuries allowed the scavengers to infiltrate most of the world’s nooks and crannies, and indoor plumbing and heating enticed them to stay.
—Sofia Quaglia, New York Times, 20 May 2024
An estimated 30% of households on the Navajo reservation don’t have indoor plumbing, and many who live in remote areas have to power their homes with generators because they’re also not connected to the power grid.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
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“Indoor plumbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indoor%20plumbing. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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