English Dictionary

waterwork

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈwɔːtəˌwəːk/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 歴史的 古語

(countable) A machine or mechanism for raising or carrying water. / (countable, art) A textile fabric used like tapestry. / (countable, uncountable) Some action or activity done on, in, or using water.

日本語の意味

水を汲み上げたり、運んだりするための機械または装置 / タペストリーのような用途に用いられる織物（装飾用テキスタイル） / 水中または水を用いた活動や作用

The farmer repaired the rusty waterwork that lifted water from the well.

農夫は井戸から水を汲み上げる錆びたポンプを修理した。

意味（1）

(countable) A machine or mechanism for raising or carrying water.

意味（2）

(countable, art) A textile fabric used like tapestry.

意味（3）

(countable, uncountable) Some action or activity done on, in, or using water.

意味（4）

(uncountable, art) A style of painting executed in distemper or size, on canvas or a wall, intended to resemble a tapestry; (countable) such a painting.

[F]or thy wals a pretty ſleight drollery, or the ſtorie of the prodigal, or the Iarman hunting in waterworke, is worth a thouſand of theſe bed-hangers, and theſe flie bitten tapeſtrie, let it be x. ♇ [i.e., ten pounds] if thou canſt: …

意味（5）

(historical) A hydraulic apparatus by which a supply of water is furnished for ornamental purposes; also, an ornamental fountain or waterfall.

意味（6）

(construction, archaic) Engineering works relating to the conveyance and flow of fluids (principally water), such as the collection and distribution of water, drainage, irrigation, etc.

waterworks （ plural ）