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water·works (-wʉrks′)

plural noun

    1. a system of reservoirs, pumps, pipes, etc., used to bring a water supply to a town or city
    2. a pumping station in such a system, with its machinery, filters, etc.
  2. Slang tears: usually in turn on the waterworks, to shed tears; weep

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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