"waterless" meaning in English

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          "roman": "bezvoden",
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          "sense": "lacking water",
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          "sense": "lacking water",
          "word": "gun uisge"
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          "sense": "lacking water",
          "word": "sin agua"
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          "sense": "lacking water",
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      "roman": "bezvoden",
      "sense": "lacking water",
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      "sense": "lacking water",
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      "sense": "lacking water",
      "word": "senakva"
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      "sense": "lacking water",
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      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "lacking water",
      "word": "senaqua"
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      "sense": "lacking water",
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      "sense": "lacking water",
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      "sense": "lacking water",
      "word": "gun uisge"
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      "sense": "lacking water",
      "word": "sin agua"
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      "sense": "lacking water",
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  "word": "waterless"
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