Definition

1. Noun:
   • Water suitable for drinking: Water that is safe and intended for human consumption.

Usage

• As a noun: The term "drinking water" is used to specify water that meets safety standards for drinking, as opposed to water for other uses like washing or irrigation.
  • Always ensure you have access to clean drinking water when hiking.
  • The city's primary concern is providing safe drinking water to all residents.

Advanced Usage

• "Potable water": A more formal synonym often used in technical, legal, or official contexts.
  • The emergency relief package included equipment to produce potable water.

Variants and Related Words

• Drinkable water (adj + n): An alternative phrasing with the same core meaning.
  • After purification, the stream water became drinkable.

Synonyms

• Potable water: Water that is safe to drink.
• Potable: (Adjective) Safe to drink.

Related Phrases

• Safe drinking water: A common collocation emphasizing the safety aspect.
  • Access to safe drinking water is a fundamental human right.
• Drinking water supply: Refers to the system or source providing water for drinking.
  • The drought severely affected the region's drinking water supply.

Noun

1. water suitable for drinking