waterworks
waterworks
Definition
water·works (-wʉrks′)
plural noun
- a system of reservoirs, pumps, pipes, etc., used to bring a water supply to a town or city
- a pumping station in such a system, with its machinery, filters, etc.
- Slang tears: usually in turn on the waterworks, to shed tears; weep
waterworks
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- construct: In 1743 the Ramsden family were obliged to construct waterworks for the domestic use of Huddersfield inhabitants.
- build: Dr. Noel Meeke The Waterworks Museum for Where shall we build the waterworks?
Adjective modifier
- new: February 13th 1893 Children absent from school as a consequence of smallpox at new waterworks.
- old: Sandford Mill, Chelmsford's old waterworks, is a large open air site with a river running through it.
- first: He also worked in France, and was involved in creating the first waterworks in Paris.
- former: It incorporated the former waterworks at Shadwell and West Ham.
- Victorian: Tees Cottage Pumping Station is a Victorian waterworks in Darlington in the North East of England which began supplying water to Darlington in 1849.
- local: The magic bus at the waterworks This story is about Ms Frizzle's class who are taken on an outing to the local waterworks.
Modifies a noun
- scheme: Over 50,000 men were employed on the construction sites over the 13 years of the waterworks scheme.
- building: We ended up walking along the road from Bontnewydd, then up the track past the waterworks buildings.
- company: Whatever the truth of the matter, the town council's petition proved successful and the waterworks company bill was thrown out.
- road: About 800 meters from the dam the waterworks road bridges Black Clough, at which point the reservoir bends round to the left.
- problem: He was showing no signs of ill health and no tell tale signs of waterworks problems.
- sludge: We have been responsible for a number of key developments in technologies such as flotation, waterworks sludge treatment and particle removal.
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