# waterwork

**Pronunciation:** WATERWORK

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** noun

## Meaning

Waterwork means a machine or mechanism for raising or carrying water.

## Examples

- The article uses waterwork to mean (countable) A machine or mechanism for raising or carrying water.
- The teacher asked students to find waterwork in the reading.
- Check the words around waterwork to choose the right meaning.

## Common patterns

- a/the waterwork — Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — The article mentioned a waterwork.
- waterwork in context — Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — We checked waterwork in context before translating it.

## Collocations

- waterwork example — The teacher gave a waterwork example.
- waterwork meaning — We checked the waterwork meaning before moving on.

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