waterless
adj/ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)ləs/
Etymology From Middle English waterles, waterlees, from Old English wæterlēas (“waterless”), from Proto-Germanic *watōrlausaz, equivalent to water + -less. Cognate with Saterland Frisian woaterloos (“waterless”), West Frisian wetterleas (“waterless”), Dutch waterloos (“waterless”), German wasserlos (“waterless”), Swedish vattenlös (“waterless”), Icelandic vatnslaus (“waterless”).
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Dry, arid, lacking water.
- The waterless desert can kill in many ways but dehydration is often fastest.
- Also the Russian lines over which these locomotives run pass through long stretches of waterless country, where the only alternative to hauling additional water-tank wagons is to conserve the water supply by condensing.1946 January and February, “The Why and The Wherefore: Condensing Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 62:
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- Contrasting the luxurious life of the foreigners with the overcrowded, fetid, waterless existence of the Arabs.1978 April 29, Robert Etherington, “Cast As Decandents, Again”, in Gay Community News, page 13:
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Not requiring water.
- How does a waterless urinal have a drain trap?
- Related terms
- Westley Waterless