🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

水道網

Pronunciation / Transliteration: suidōmō

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Water network/ˈwɔː.tər ˈnɛt.wɜːrk/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"老朽化した水道網のメンテナンスが急務である。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An interconnected system of pipes, pumps, reservoirs, and valves designed to distribute potable water to consumers.

    "The city council approved a multi-million dollar project to upgrade the aging water network."
  2. 2

    A complex system of natural waterways such as rivers, streams, and lakes within a specific geographic basin.

    "Ecologists study the regional water network to understand how pollutants travel through the watershed."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'water', derived from Old English 'wæter' (from Proto-Germanic *watōr), and 'net-work', originally referring to woven fabrics or mesh patterns dating back to the mid-17th century. Over time, 'network' broadened to describe any interconnected system, leading to modern infrastructural terms like 'water network'.

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