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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Most of these products did not contain fluoride, and children who relied more on bottled water than tap water were seen to have uptick in dental caries. Nina Shapiro, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 Collecting rainwater is a sustainable, cost-effective practice that gives your plants and garden beds pure, untreated water — free from the chemicals found in tap water. Claire Marks, Austin American-Statesman, 28 Nov. 2024 Last month, a report from the Cochrane Collaboration, an independent group that systematically analyzes scientific research, found only a slight benefit in adding fluoride to tap water, leading to slightly fewer cavities in children’s baby teeth. Nadia Kounang, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024 Ingredients 2 large navel oranges 14 cups tap water 12 large Honeycrisp and Gala apples (10 oz. Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 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 15 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

tap water

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