running water
nounDefinition of running water
: water distributed through pipes and fixtures
a cabin with hot and cold running water
Examples of running water in a Sentence
a cabin with hot and cold running water
Recent Examples on the Web
The killer was — see if this sounds familiar — well known to police, and well known to his neighbors as a raving lunatic who lived in a commercial shed without running water and at night fired his rifle into the darkness. — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, "How to Spot a Serious Gun-Crime Proposal," 3 Sep. 2019 Those include a field-to-table exhibit about food and a 100-foot-long model of the Mississippi River, complete with running water. — USA TODAY, "Space dummy, Bigfoot denial, pumped-up pumpkin: News from around our 50 states," 2 Sep. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'running water.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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