waterworks
See also: water works
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
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.
Translations[edit]
the water supply system of a town etc., including reservoirs, pumps and pipes
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any single facility, such as a filtration plant, within such a system
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Noun[edit]
waterworks pl (plural only)
- (informal) Tears; crying.
- She turned on the waterworks when we told her the old man was dead, but she was asking questions about the will soon enough.
- (informal) The genitourinary system.