waterwork

Etymology
From Late, analysable as.

Noun

 * 1)  A machine or mechanism for raising or carrying water.
 * 2)  A textile fabric used like tapestry.
 * 3)  Some action or activity done on, in, or using water.
 * 4)  A style of painting executed in distemper or size, on canvas or a wall, intended to resemble a tapestry;  such a painting.
 * 5)  A hydraulic apparatus by which a supply of water is furnished for ornamental purposes; also, an ornamental fountain or waterfall.
 * 6)  Engineering works relating to the conveyance and flow of fluids (principally water), such as the collection and distribution of water, drainage, irrigation, etc.
 * 1)  A hydraulic apparatus by which a supply of water is furnished for ornamental purposes; also, an ornamental fountain or waterfall.
 * 2)  Engineering works relating to the conveyance and flow of fluids (principally water), such as the collection and distribution of water, drainage, irrigation, etc.