water carrier

Noun

Meaning

(usually historical) A person who carries water from a spring or well, especially in antiquity and pre-modern era when it was a common job.

An arrangement of wires on which a bucket of water, raised from a well, etc., may be conveyed wherever required, as to a house.

A pipe or tube that conveys water.

A transportation ship that is water-based.

(astrology) Aquarius, or a symbol for it.

(figuratively, colloquial) An individual doing simple, ordinary work, usually in opposition to somebody considered more valuable.

(cycling) A domestique.

water-carrier (plural water-carriers)

Alternative form of water carrier

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water-carrier

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Articles are made from liquid PSAs by coating the adhesive and drying off the solvent or water carrier. Source: Internet

"Little Willie's" hull was called in the shop orders a "water carrier for Mesopotamia;" no one knew that the hull was intended to be mounted on a truck. Source: Internet

Research shows the condition of Cockatoo Lagoon has been declining, with the long-term viability of the lagoon as an irrigation water carrier compromised by weed growth and siltation. Source: Internet

Naturally, the water carrier began to be called a "tank." Source: Internet

A water carrier and an incident command unit were also called to attend the blaze. Source: Internet

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