TAPWATER

Tap water

Tap water is potable water supplied to a tap inside the household or workplace. It is a principal component of "indoor plumbing", which became available in suburban areas of the developed world during the last half of the 19th century, and common during the mid-20th century. The application of technologies involved in providing clean water to homes, businesses and public buildings is a major subfield of sanitary engineering. Calling potable water "tap water" distinguishes it from the other main types of potable water, such as water from rainwater-collecting cisterns, from village pumps, or from streams, rivers, or lakes .

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tap water

Noun

  1. Water that has come from a tap.


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