Meaning

4 senses
  1. Water, especially in a river or other body of water, that has a naturally dark appearance.

    (uncountable, usually)Water that contains dark organic matter such as loam or tannins.

  2. (uncountable, usually)Water that is acidic and low in nutrients.

  3. (uncountable, usually)Blackwater fever; malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.

    Schwarzwasser

    фека́льный отхо́дfekálʹnyj otxód, чёрная вода́čórnaja vodá

  4. (uncountable, usually)Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter.

More definitions
  • any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
contaminated waste water:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
contaminated waste water:

Forms

plural: blackwaters

Synonyms

3 synonyms
waste water likely to contain fecal matter:brown watersewagefoul water

Word family

1 related words

See also

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