lack of water
111Bolmen Water Tunnel — The Bolmen Water Tunnel is a water supply tunnel, 82 km (51 miles) long. It goes from the lake Bolmen in Kronoberg County to the province of Scania, all in Sweden, and it serves around 700,000 people with drinking water. It has a cross section… …
112The Water-Method Man — Infobox Book | name = The Water Method Man title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = John Irving illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = subject = genre = Novel publisher =… …
113Chinese water deer — ▪ mammal very small Asian deer of the family Cervidae (order Artiodactyla (artiodactyl)), native to fertile river bottoms in Korea and the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) valley in China. It is the only species of deer in which males lack… …
114Global Water Challenge — The Global Water Challenge (GWC) is a non profit organizaion to provide safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene education worldwide to people who lack these services. Launched by a diverse coalition of corporations, foundations, and aid… …
115Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (New South Wales) — The Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (formerly Department of Environment and Conservation and Department of Environment and Climate Change) (DECC) was the peak environmental regulator in the state of New South Wales, Australia …
116Luther Water — is a generally southerly flowing river in Aberdeenshire, Scotland that discharges to the North River Esk; this watercourse rises in the Howe of the Mearns somewhat south of Drumelzie Forest. [United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger 45,… …
117keep your head above water — ► to try to manage a difficult situation, especially when it involves a lot of work or a lack of money: »The business has lurched from one financial crisis to another but we have managed to keep our heads above water. Main Entry: ↑head …
118Adverse water conditions — Reduced stream flow, lack of rain in the drainage basin, or low water supply behind a pondage or reservoir dam resulting in a reduced gross head that limits the production of hydroelectric power or forces restrictions to be placed on… …
119be blown out of the water — figurative (of a person, idea, or project) be shown to lack all credibility …
120sponge — spongeless, adj. spongelike, adj. spongingly, adv. /spunj/, n., v., sponged, sponging. n. 1. any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or… …
