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Answer for the clue "Wet spray plus short, weird thing needed for firefighting ", 12 letters:
water supply

Word definitions for water supply in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Water supply is the provision of water by public utilities , commercial organisations, community endeavors or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes . Irrigation is covered separately.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water" [syn: water system , water ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Water supply \Wa"ter sup*ply"\ A supply of water; specifically, water collected, as in reservoirs, and conveyed, as by pipes, for use in a city, mill, or the like.

Usage examples of water supply.

But lives were saved in return when Harold Carson and his staffers from FEMA were dispatched to Ulundi to supervise sanitation, water supply, and the clearing of wreckage.

Since they did not have a running water supply in the caves, their eating utensils had to be cleaned with sand from the floor, so all the food was gritty.

One of the first tasks this morning would be to salvage a water supply from C ring.

Also get the cage cleaned up, inside and outside, and fix the water supply.