water supply (redirected from Water supply engineering)

water supply

n.

1. The water available for a community or region.

2. The source and delivery system of such water.

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water supply

n

1. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) an arrangement of reservoirs, purification plant, distribution pipes, etc., for providing water to a community

2. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) the supply of treated and purified water for a community

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Noun

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water supply - a facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water" water system, water facility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility" infrastructure, base - the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan" artificial lake, man-made lake, reservoir - lake used to store water for community use water main - main (a pipe or conduit) for conveying water