WATERWORKS
waterworks
(noun) workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
waterworks (plural waterworks)
The water supply system of a town etc, including reservoirs, pumps and pipes.
Any single facility, such as a filtration plant, within such a system.
Noun
waterworks pl (plural only)
(informal) Tears; crying.
(informal) The genitourinary system.
Source: Wiktionary
WATERWORK
Wa"ter*work`, n.
1. (Paint.)
Definition: Painting executed in size or distemper, on canvas or walls, -- formerly, frequently taking the place of tapestry. Shak. Fairholt.
2. An hydraulic apparatus, or a system of works or fixtures, by which a supply of water is furnished for useful or ornamental purposes, including dams, sluices, pumps, aqueducts, distributing pipes, fountains, etc.; -- used chiefly in the plural.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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