waterwerk — meaning in English
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English meaning
- waterworks noun The system of pipes, pumps, and reservoirs that supplies water to a town or city.
Senses
waterwerk is used for these senses in English:
- waterworks (construction, archaic) Engineering works relating to the conveyance and flow of fluids (principally water), such as the collection and distribution of water, drainage, irrigation, etc.
waterworks — full definition
- noun The system of pipes, pumps, and reservoirs that supplies water to a town or city.
- noun Informally, tears or crying, especially when seen as excessive or manipulative — in the phrase "turn on the waterworks."
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