blackwater

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24
Letters
10

Definition of blackwater

13 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)Water, especially in a river or other body of water, that has a naturally dark appearance.
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noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)Water, especially in a river or other body of water, that has a naturally dark appearance.
  2. (uncountable, usually)Water, especially in a river or other body of water, that has a naturally dark appearance.
  3. (uncountable, usually)Blackwater fever; malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
    “She began talking of the way they had died – blackwater, malaria, a neglected appendix.”
  4. (uncountable, usually)Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter.
    “Ms. Conlin failed to report, among other things, that air emissions are regulated and that our industry is exploring new technologies to further reduce emissions; that our ships treat all blackwater; and that advanced wastewater purification systems discharge water cleaner than most municipal water treatment plants.”

name

  1. A surname from Navajo used by the Navajo people.
  2. A place or river in England:
    “The principal water-barrier of this type is the muddy estuary of the tidal River Blackwater, which is last bridged in the seaward direction at the ancient town of Maldon. […] In those days, yachting on the east coast was a favourite relaxation, and it was proposed to extend the line for 1¾ miles to a pier on the River Blackwater, where yachts could be moored.”
  3. A place or river in England:
  4. A place or river in England:
  5. A place or river in England:
  6. A place or river in England:
  7. A place or river in England:
  8. Any of several rivers in Ireland
  9. Any of several rivers in Ireland:

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Etymology

Etymology tree English black Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water English blackwater From black + water.

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