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waterworks [ˈwɔ:təwɜ:ks, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚwɜ:rks] N pl

1. waterworks (water storage):

waterworks
водопрово́дная ста́нция f

2. waterworks inf (organs):

waterworks
мочева́я систе́ма f

Usage examples with waterworks

to turn on the waterworks fig
зали́ться слеза́ми

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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There also was work over the years to maintain and restore the springs, the waterworks and infrastructure of the springs.
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In 1467, the waterworks and sewage systems were completed, with large cisterns filled with drinking water built in the main market square.
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This was successful, and the waterworks were improved in 1967 with a newly built high-level water cistern.
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The fountain was to commemorate the building of the waterworks.
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A short time after the fire jumped the river, a burning piece of timber lodged on the roof of the citys waterworks.
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In 1914, the new waterworks came into being.
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The city's waterworks was also built during that period.
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In 1890, a bond issue to fund the waterworks was passed and the original water distribution system was developed.
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She was very adept at opening the waterworks on cue, and many of her films incorporated a crying scene.
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Today, remnants of the "honmaru" (central keep), the wells and waterworks survive.
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