drinking water
/ˈdrɪŋ.kɪŋ ˈwɔ.tər/ · drink·ing wa·ter
noun
- Water that is suitable or intended for ingestion by humans. She filled a glass with drinking water from the refrigerator.
noun
- A supply of water for drinking, especially in a public place. The hotel provided a bottle of drinking water in each room.
Did you know? The concept of drinking water as a distinct category of water dates back to ancient civilizations, where access to clean drinking water was a matter of life and death.