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waterworks: see water supply water supply, process or activity by which water is provided for some use, e.g., to a home, factory, or business. The term may also refer to the supply of water provided in this way. ..... Click the link for more information. . waterworks 1. an establishment for storing, purifying, and distributing water for community supply 2. a display of water in movement, as in fountains 3. Brit informal euphemism the urinary system, esp with reference to its normal functioning waterworks [′wȯd·ər‚wərks] (civil engineering) The whole system of supply and treatment utilized in acquisition and distribution of water to consumers. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Edmund's Terrace (I waded breast-high across a torrent of water that was rushing down from the waterworks towards the Albert Road), and emerged upon the grass before the rising of the sun. His passionate eager protestations of love, heard coming out of the darkness by the cemetery wall, or from the deep shadows of the trees on the hill that ran up to the Fair Grounds from Waterworks Pond, were repeated in the stores. She shook her head sadly and had, as usual, recourse to the waterworks. |
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