graywater
Americannoun
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Wastewater from baths, bathroom sinks, and washing machines that does not contain body or food wastes. Graywater can be recycled especially for use in gardening or for flushing toilets.
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Compare blackwater
Example Sentences
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San Francisco, for example, now requires large new developments of 100,000 square feet or more to install onsite reuse systems, such as graywater or stormwater systems, for irrigation, toilets and other nonpotable uses.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2024
You describe water catchment, and graywater guerilla efforts, to help preserve your garden.
From Salon • Sep. 11, 2022
She visits every couple of days, sprinkling the baby gourds with graywater from doing her dishes.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2022
Marshall has now come up with a three-part filter system that is effective at removing the smell from the graywater, but not at removing pathogens and viruses.
From Scientific American • Jul. 15, 2014
The barracks recycle graywater -- water from showers and sinks -- to use in toilets.
From Scientific American • Jan. 9, 2014
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