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drinking water

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drinking water
n
water reserved or suitable for drinking
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.drinking waterdrinking water - water suitable for drinking          
beverage, drinkable, potable, drink - any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?"
water - a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"
bottled water - drinking water (often spring water) that is put into bottles and offered for sale
sugar water - water sweetened with sugar
ice water - water served ice-cold or with ice
carbonated water, club soda, soda water, sparkling water, seltzer - effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide
mineral water - water naturally or artificially impregnated with mineral salts or gasses; often effervescent; often used therapeutically
Translations
drinking water nacqua potabile
drinking water nacqua potabile

drinking water مياه الشرب pitná voda drikkevand Trinkwasser πόσιμο νερό agua potable juomavesi eau potable pitka voda acqua potabile 飲料水 음료수 drinkwater drikkevann woda pitna água potável питьевая вода dricksvatten น้ำดื่ม içme suyu nước uống 饮用水


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Nevertheless, I cannot help thinking that if we would put an improved breed of polliwogs in our drinking water, construct shallower roadways, groom the street cows, offer the stranger within our gates a free choice between the poniard and the potion, and relinquish our private system of morals, the other measures of public safety would be needless.
I do not know, but I think they used that tank between the rooms to draw drinking water from; that did not occur to me, however, until I had dipped my baking head far down into its cool depths.
But he was drinking water from a spring which flowed gurgling close by.
 
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