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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While my tap water reading was alarming, Thurber assured me that the TDS reading does not necessarily indicate if the water is safe or unsafe to drink. Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2025 New York’s Tap Water: Hundreds of largely unnoticed cast-iron boxes standing chest-high on the sidewalks of New York City are there to provide an essential service to residents: helping make the city’s tap water so good. Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 13 May 2025 The bill passed on April 29 in the middle of Miami-Dade’s own fight over fluoridation of tap water, which the county has been doing since the 1950s as a way to reduce cavities and other dental issues. Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025 Related article Americans on TikTok are outraged about European tap water. Francesca Street, CNN Money, 2 May 2025 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 5 Jun. 2025.

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tap water

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