tap water
- noun
- B2
- Top 10000
Water that comes out of the pipes in a building, not water sold in bottles.
The tap water here is perfectly safe to drink.
He filled the kettle with tap water and switched it on.
Could I just have some tap water, please?
Tap water costs almost nothing, yet we keep buying bottles.
Common collocations: drink tap water · safe tap water · a glass of tap water · fill something with tap water · tap water instead of bottled water
Part of: Drinks