WATER SUPPLY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A facility that provides a source of water

Example:

first you have to cut off the water

Synonyms:

water; water supply; water system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("water supply" is a kind of...):

facility; installation (a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry)

Meronyms (parts of "water supply"):

artificial lake; man-made lake; reservoir (lake used to store water for community use)

water main (main (a pipe or conduit) for conveying water)

Holonyms ("water supply" is a part of...):

base; infrastructure (the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area)