fishkill

or fish kill

[ fish-kil ]

noun

1. the sudden destruction of large quantities of fish, as by pollution.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fishkill¹

First recorded in 1960–65; fish + kill ¹

Example Sentences

It burst in the vicinity of Fishkill with a lively display of lightning, deluging the Catskills with rain.

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He fell back eight miles and took a position on the north bank of Fishkill Creek near Saratoga.

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Christmas was merry Christmas at the old family mansion in Fishkill.

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We reached the Fishkill ferry at half-past eight, covering the twenty-mile journey in fifteen hours.

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That "phenomenon" had eaten that prickly shrub to the roots and fled either down the road to Fishkill or through the woods.

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