tap water

noun

: water as it comes from a tap (as in a home)

Examples of tap water in a Sentence

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On the state level, legislation under consideration in Tallahassee would ban Florida’s local governments from adding fluoride to tap water. Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025 In the United States, about 72 percent of people have access to fluoridated tap water. Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2025 These chemicals also threaten the water when products containing them are dumped onto the ground or into lakes and rivers. PFAS have been found in nearly half of the nation's tap water. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025 Use clean water to mix your powdered formula: The EPA sets limits on contaminants in tap water for most of the country, but not every part of it. Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tap water

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tap water was in 1881

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“Tap water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tap%20water. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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tap water

noun
: water as it comes from a tap (as in a home)
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