Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Lacking water; dry.
- adj. Not requiring water, as a cooling system.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Lacking water; unsupplied or un-moistened with water; of a fish, out of water.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Destitute of water; dry.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. lacking sufficient water or rainfall
Examples
“**I may have incorporated some words/terms/concepts that amuse me (Mongol, ghee, Gobi/gobi (which amuses me because it's both the Mongol word for “waterless place” and the Hindi word for "cauliflower"), globetrotting, jalopy, and the names Pierce, Otto and Ratzinger).”
“And the word waterless is a main entry in Cobuild, explained in twenty words, whereas in CED it is naught but a so-called "undefined runon" — merely mentioned, but not explained explicitly, as a sub-entry at water.”
“Glenda Larke is a skilful worldbuilder and in this new series she creates a remarkable desert land where water is treasured and the waterless are the outcasts of society.”
“Not so good for the enveloping showers some of us prefer i.e. water comes straight down, rather than spreading into a cone, which means sides of shoulders, arms, etc. are waterless, which is just not OK.”
“They also have something called waterless urinals in that hotel.”
“So it wants to set up a pilot program in which at least some fund-raisers will be asked to volunteer to use a new "waterless" cleaning product.”
“Ironically, this 'waterless' plain has 50-200 feet of marine sediments.”
“Other touches at the office, such as waterless urinals and low-flow plumbing fixtures, are sometimes overlooked during energy-saving projects.”
“It's been using biodegradable to-go boxes, and the urinals are "waterless" in the men's room.”
“He expects to save on energy costs at the 21-room hotel and restaurant but notes he also embraces green features at his business such as waterless urinals, energy-saving light bulbs, recycled materials and a water-saving dishwasher.”
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