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potable

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adjective

po·​ta·​ble ˈpō-tə-bəl How to pronounce potable (audio)
 military often  ˈpä-
: suitable for drinking
potability noun
potableness
ˈpō-tə-bəl-nəs How to pronounce potable (audio)
 military often  ˈpä-
noun

potable

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noun

: a liquid that is suitable for drinking
especially : an alcoholic beverage

Example Sentences

Adjective around here, the only potable water comes from wells Noun hid the potables in the back hall closet keeps the wet bar stocked with an array of top-shelf liquors, mixers, and other fine potables
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Ty Carter, with Garrett Enterprises, fills jugs Wednesday with non-potable water at Forest Hill High School in Jackson, Miss. Daniella Silva, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2022 Reeves said the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency will start distributing both drinking water and non-potable water, and the National Guard will be called in to help. Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2022 Reeves said that on Tuesday, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency will start distributing both drinking water and non-potable water in the city of 150,000 residents, and the National Guard will be called in to help. Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2022 Reeves said that on Tuesday, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency will start distributing both drinking water and non-potable water in the city of 150,000 residents, and the National Guard will be called in to help. CBS News, 30 Aug. 2022 Reeves said the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency will start distributing both drinking water and non-potable water, and the National Guard will be called in to help. Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2022 People are waiting in long lines to receive bottled water for drinking or non-potable water for flushing toilets. David Brandt, ajc, 31 Aug. 2022 Reeves said that on Tuesday, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency will start distributing both drinking water and non-potable water in the city of 150,000 residents, and the National Guard will be called in to help. Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2022 Reeves said the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency will start distributing both drinking water and non-potable water, and the National Guard will be called in to help. Emily Wagster Pettus And Michael Goldberg, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022
Noun
People woke up those who were still sleeping, moved cars to higher ground, and filled up jugs and bottles with potable water. Carter Sickels, Outside Online, 3 Sep. 2022 Here’s a look at some of the extraordinary effects of living without running, potable water. Theresa Waldrop, CNN, 30 Aug. 2022 All of you are gonna get down and dowse the ground for potable drinking water. Al Mullen, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2022 The sci-fi novel catalogues revolution and regime change on a desert planet called Arrakis, where water is so scarce that inhabitants wear special suits to recycle their own bodily fluids into potable water. Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2022 And there wasn’t nearly enough potable water to go around. oregonlive, 21 Aug. 2022 Turner said flood irrigation could also be better for addressing the state's water crisis, as sprinklers sometimes use potable water but flood irrigation does not. Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 10 Aug. 2022 Portable, potable water has become vital in some sections of southeastern Kentucky, a region that had much of its water delivery infrastructure destroyed by devastating flash flooding that killed at least 37 and displaced hundreds. Rick Childress, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 Ensure that your campground has potable water or bring your own, including extra. Erin E. Williams, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, from Late Latin potabilis, from Latin potare to drink; akin to Latin bibere to drink, Greek pinein

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

circa 1625, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of potable was in the 15th century

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