potable
adjective
, military often ˈpä-\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for potable
Synonyms: Adjective
Synonyms: Noun
alcohol, aqua vitae, ardent spirits, booze, bottle, drink, firewater, grog, hooch [slang], inebriant, intoxicant, John Barleycorn, juice [slang], liquor, lush [slang], moonshine, rum, sauce [slang], spirits, stimulant, strong drink, tipple
Antonyms: Adjective
Antonyms: Noun
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Examples of potable in a Sentence
Adjective
around here, the only potable water comes from wellsNoun
hid the potables in the back hall closet keeps the wet bar stocked with an array of top-shelf liquors, mixers, and other fine potables
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
The district now also offers recycled water to help residential customers irrigate during San Diego’s warm season to reduce the use of potable water and to cut water costs. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Olivenhain water district offers free recycled water," 5 Aug. 2019 CampKeepers will even supply firewood and potable water for a few dollars extra. — Joshua Berman, The Know, "10 app and websites to make booking your next camping trip easier," 31 July 2019 These storage systems for hydrogen and oxygen in the Apollo Service Module, which contained life-support systems and supplies for the lunar landing missions, generated power, and produced potable water for the astronauts. — Jean Creighton, Quartz, "These innovations from the Moon landing changed life on Earth," 19 July 2019 Such missions could support China’s plans for a research station near the lunar south pole to study resources such as water ice, which can be used to manufacture rocket fuel, potable water and breathable air. — The Editors, Scientific American, "The U.S. Should Go Back to the Moon--But Not on Its Own," 3 July 2019 The most recent holdup involves completion of the potable water plant. — Lois K. Solomon, sun-sentinel.com, "Shooting sports park, one of largest in Florida, to open by end of year," 3 June 2019 Each campsite has 20-, 30-, and 50-amp electric service, potable water connections, RV sewer hookup, picnic table, fire ring and grill. — Amy Aumick, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Explore Florida's Santa Rosa County: Home to famous blackwater," 7 May 2018 The printer used for the home, the Vulcan, is designed with common constraints in mind for places such as Haiti and rural El Salvador—unpredictable power, little technical assistance, and potable water not guaranteed. — Maya Mcdowell, House Beautiful, "This Tiny House Was 3D-Printed in Less Than 48 Hours," 20 Mar. 2019 Utah’s water-delivery systems are largely gravity-fed, thus keeping costs down, and most homeowners have access to unmetered non-potable water for landscaping and irrigation. — Jake Bullinger, WIRED, "America's Fastest-Growing Urban Area Has a Water Problem," 22 May 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
University Hall is designed to achieve 9.1 percent additional energy cost savings, with water conservancy efforts reducing potable, indoor water use by 35 percent, according to UAB. — Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al, "New UAB College of Arts and Sciences opens for fall semester," 15 Aug. 2019 Four Loko isn’t the only potent potable brand looking to get into the hard seltzer game; people can switch to spiked seltzer without disrupting their brand loyalty, thanks to PBR and Natty Light releasing their own versions this summer. — Cady Lang, Time, "The New On-Brand Four Loko Hard Seltzer Boasts 14% ABV," 14 Aug. 2019 The trucks have access to power hookups, a potable-water source and disposal of gray water — water that's been used to wash dishes and so on. — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Zocalo food truck park in Walker's Point opens to the public Saturday," 11 July 2019 The chemical compound is used to kill bacteria to make water potable, but it must be mixed with the water being treated at a certain level to be effective. — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Water authority announces citation against Twin Oaks Valley water treatment plant," 8 July 2019 But the pub’s most noteworthy offering, perhaps, isn’t potable. — Emma Silvers, San Francisco Chronicle, "The story of the Albany pub where time stands still," 16 May 2018 Another specialty of the house is on the potable, not edible, side. — Bruce Ingram, chicagotribune.com, "Guide to outdoor dining in Chicago suburbs: The Harp and Fiddle in Park Ridge," 5 July 2018 The Hemlock Negroni—who knew hemlock was potable?—makes for a good nightcap. — Elizabeth Dunn, WSJ, "A Stress-Free Summer Weekend in the Catskills," 15 June 2018 Residents and the hospitality industry have gotten creative, using water from ice buckets and other non-potable sources to mop floors and adding aerators to water taps to limit water flow by literally adding air to the stream. — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, "Cape Town Has Avoided 'Day Zero,' But Water Conservation Is Still in Effect," 15 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'potable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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