"domestic hot water" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} domestic hot water (uncountable)
  1. Water used, in any type of building, for domestic purposes, principally drinking, food preparation, sanitation and personal hygiene (but not including space heating, swimming pool heating, or processes such as commercial food preparation or clothes washing). Tags: uncountable Synonyms: DHW Related terms: process hot water Translations (hot water used for domestic purposes): lämmin käyttövesi (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-domestic_hot_water-en-noun-Zc30zxs5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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