Waterworks
Full definition of waterworks
Noun
waterworks
(plural waterworks)- (in the singular) the water supply system of a town etc., including reservoirs, pumps and pipes
- (in the singular) any single facility, such as a filtration plant, within such a system
- (informal, in the plural) tearsShe turned on the waterworks when we told her the old man was dead, but she was asking questions about the will soon enough.
- (informal, in the plural) the genitourinary system