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Meanings of waterworks in anglès

A public utility that provides water.

Usage of waterworks in anglès
1
The city owns the waterworks; the water-supply is obtained from artesian wells.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
2
This follows a threat of industrial action by waterworks employees on Sunday.
The Irish Times
3
Roger Federer was determined that there would be no waterworks this time.
The Guardian
4
The concrete waterworks were off to the side of the earth dam.
Wet desert: tracking down a terrorist on the colorado river
5
The production teams settled in a mini-suburb, with its own underground waterworks.
The Guardian
6
And if Bingley looks at another woman, hold on for the waterworks!
First among sequels
7
They'll make the wildest river in Europe as tame as a municipal waterworks.
Between the Woods and the Water
8
The well in question was connected with the waterworks of a neighbouring town.
Under the Waves: Diving in Deep Waters
9
For some money I am getting seven; the waterworks pays fourteen.
Spring Days
10
The only actor I have seen produce comparable waterworks is Sir Kenneth Branagh.
The Irish Times
11
The public waterworks had also been enlarged and the rates reduced.
Twelve Men
12
For the first few weeks, I turn into a regular waterworks.
Lit: a memoir
13
He halted on the first night near the waterworks, halfway upon his journey.
The Great Boer War
14
The amusements of the evening are music, waterworks, fireworks, and dancing.
Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals / In Two Volumes, V...
15
A waterworks was passed, and at last the crossroads were reached.
"Contemptible", by "Casualty"
16
It may be bad taste, but I'd rather see the waterworks at St.
Verner's Pride
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