waterwork (English, noun)
expansion: waterwork (countable and uncountable, plural waterworks)
Senses:
glosses: A machine or mechanism for raising or carrying water.
tags: countable
topics: art
arts
glosses: A textile fabric used like tapestry.
tags: countable
glosses: Some action or activity done on, in, or using water.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: art
arts
glosses: A style of painting executed in distemper or size, on canvas or a wall, intended to resemble a tapestry; (countable) such a painting.
tags: uncountable
glosses: Alternative form of waterworks.
A hydraulic apparatus by which a supply of water is furnished for ornamental purposes; also, an ornamental fountain or waterfall.
tags: countable
historical
uncountable
topics: business
construction
manufacturing
glosses: Alternative form of waterworks.
Engineering works relating to the conveyance and flow of fluids (principally water), such as the collection and distribution of water, drainage, irrigation, etc.
tags: archaic
countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: waterworks
tags: plural