waterless

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   containing no water or lacking an adequate supply of water

   The abandoned wells were dry and waterless.

2. 2
   adj

   designed to operate or be used without water

   The building installed waterless urinals to reduce consumption.

Common collocations

• waterless country Adjective + noun

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.

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