waterworks

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a public utility that provides water
  2. noun workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community

Etymology

From water + works (“machine, mechanism; factory or factories”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

water company

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