waterworks
See also: water works
English
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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.
Translations
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
- (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.
Translations
genitourinary system
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References
- “waterworks”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.