waterless

Example Sentences

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On a misty winter's day in the English midlands, engineers struggled to drag stranded narrowboats from a waterless, mud-filled canal that collapsed weeks earlier, in a delicate, multi-million-pound rescue operation.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Since then, he’s been drywashing, a waterless process that uses air to separate heavy materials, such as gold, from the lighter dirt and sediment.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024

Alchemie is not the only company attempting a nearly waterless dye process.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2024

A restaurant that overlooks the Grand Canyon has waterless urinals in the restrooms and faucets with sensors.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2022

This land was waterless, furred with the cacti which could store water and with the great-rooted brush which could reach deep into the earth for a little moisture and get along on very little.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck