water trough

Barn's drinking station

A water trough is a long, narrow container for animals to drink from, typically found in barns, pastures, or stables: The horses gathered around the water trough.

Troughs are usually made of metal, concrete, or plastic and kept filled for livestock.

The term sometimes appears figuratively for any communal source people draw from.

livestock

cattle

Domesticated bovines kept commercially

  • horsesLarge domesticated hoofed mammals
  • sheepWoolly farm animal
  • goatsHorned farm ruminants

pigs · herd · flock · pasture · barnyard · stable · paddock · corral · feedlot · grazing

container

basin

Concave water receptacle

tub · vessel · receptacle · bucket · vat · bowl · drum · tub · galvanized · concrete

hydration

drinking

Liquid consumption act

fresh · clean · refill · replenish · slake · gulp · access · supply · communal · shared

farming

irrigation

Artificial water supply for agriculture

pasture · barn · farmyard · rural · homestead · smallholding · acreage · well · windmill · pump

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function/purpose

water troughfeed trough

Container for livestock food

feeding trough · hay rack · manger · grain bin · feed bucket

container type for water delivery

water troughbucket

Open-top carrying vessel

water bottle · spray nozzle · hose · water bowl

hydration provision

water troughdrought

Prolonged water scarcity

dehydration

Family

water, watery, watered, watering, aquarium, waters, trough, dehydrate, watershed

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G