black water

American  

noun

1. wastewater from toilets, garbage disposal, and industrial processes.

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black water British  

noun

1. household waste water that cannot be reused without purification Compare grey water

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Example Sentences

Black water coursing through a landscape of snow.

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2015

Black water running from under the sodden drifts of ash.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

Black water, black forests, and on the upper hills pale rays of watery sunset—that was what he saw, and himself scarcely more noticeable than a bird, buffeted by the impending storm.

From Masterman and Son by Dawson, W. J. (William James)

Black water showed between the dock and the ship.

From Harrigan by Brand, Max

A celebrated torrent in Arcadia--now called "Black water" from the dark color of the rocks over which it flows--from which the fabulous river of the same name probably originated.

From Mosaics of Grecian History by Willson, Marcius