Meanings
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1
adj
containing no water or lacking an adequate supply of water
The abandoned wells were dry and waterless.
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2
adj
designed to operate or be used without water
The building installed waterless urinals to reduce consumption.
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Etymology
From Middle English waterles, continuing Old English waeterleas, a compound equivalent to water + -less. Cognates occur across the Germanic languages, including Dutch waterloos and German wasserlos.