WATERWORKS

waterworks

(noun) workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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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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