| 单词 | water authority |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswater authority water authority n. a municipal body administering a system of water supply. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of body or spec. bodies > [noun] > board > types of board water board1842 water authority1872 river board1877 1872 Jrnl. Gas Lighting 7 May 426/1 The corporation were the water authority of the town, and would the committee institute a water company in opposition to them? 1911 Scotsman 19 Apr. 8/8 The Committee suggest that by means of co-operation or combination among the various water authorities much good may result to all concerned. 1977 P. R. Ehrlich et al. Ecoscience xi. 669 At least one operating plant in the United Kingdom, run by the local water authority, sells recovered water to industry and treated liquid and dried-sludge fertilizer to local farmers. 2006 Sunday Tel. (Sydney) 14 May 28/1 The water authority is also likely to instigate tough new water restrictions. < as lemmas |
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