water supply

1. The provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavors or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes.

   Near-synonym: reticulated water

   Wasserversorgung

   водоснабже́ниеvodosnabžénije, водообеспе́че́ниеvodoobespéčénije

   водопостача́нняvodopostačánnja, водозабезпе́ченняvodozabezpéčennja

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see water, supply: any supply of water.

1. Let's conserve our limited water supply.

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2. People are suffering from the contamination of the water supply.

   deDie Menschen leiden unter der Verseuchung des Leitungswassers. — xtofu80

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3. Our water supply is very short.

   У нас дуже малий запас води. — aandrusiak

   deUnsere Wasservorräte sind sehr gering. — Lars224

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4. The water supply was turned off.

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5. The water was supplied from outside.

   ruВода поступала снаружи. — marafon

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