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fishkill

or fish kill

[ fish-kil ]

/ ˈfɪʃˌkɪl /

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noun

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

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Origin of fishkill

First recorded in 1960–65; fish + kill¹

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for fishkill

At Fishkill, the next day they were paid off, up to October 31st, the date they arrived in camp.
"Evacuation Day", 1783|James Riker
Christmas was merry Christmas at the old family mansion in Fishkill.
A Discourse on the Life, Character and Writings of Gulian Crommelin Verplanck|William Cullen Bryant
That "phenomenon" had eaten that prickly shrub to the roots and fled either down the road to Fishkill or through the woods.
On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck|R. Pitcher Woodward
It was not till after daylight that the British artillery could ford the Fishkill with safety.
Burgoyne's Invasion of 1777|Samuel Adams Drake

The bridge over the Fishkill had been destroyed; the artillery could not cross until the ford was examined.
The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving|Washington Irving