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waterworks in Arabic

كُلْوَة kulwa

/ˈwɔːtəˌwəːks//ˈwɔtɚˌwɚks/

waterworks in Arabic: كُلْوَة (kulwa), كُلْيَة (kulya). In English, waterworks means the water supply system of a district, town, city, or other place, including reservoirs, pipes, and pumps.

Arabic words for waterworks

water supply system of a district, town, city, or other place
كُلْوَة kulwa, كُلْيَة kulya

English meaning of waterworks

  1. noun The water supply system of a district, town, city, or other place, including reservoirs, pipes, and pumps.
  2. noun Any single facility, such as a filtration plant or pumping station, within such a system.
  3. noun Often in the form turn on the waterworks: crying or tears, especially in a way that is considered manipulative or over-emotional.
  4. noun Rain.

Full definition of waterworks

waterworks in a sentence

  • She is employed by a waterworks at the outskirts of the city.
  • She turned on the waterworks when we told her the old man was dead, but she was asking questions about the will soon enough.

Synonyms of waterworks

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Questions about waterworks in Arabic

What is the meaning of waterworks in Arabic?
Waterworks in Arabic is كُلْوَة (kulwa), كُلْيَة (kulya).
ما معنى كلمة waterworks؟
Waterworks: كُلْوَة (kulwa), كُلْيَة (kulya).
What does waterworks mean in English?
Waterworks means the water supply system of a district, town, city, or other place, including reservoirs, pipes, and pumps.

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