grey water
Britishnoun
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Mr Johnstone suggests using a water butt to collect any rain water, as well as using "grey water" from baths and cooking pots.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2023
With the neighborhood’s primary drinking water well shut off, they’re getting more incentive to conserve: taking one-minute showers, flushing the toilet less and recycling grey water from their laundry.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2023
The Beardy Gardener - as he is known on social media - advised people to also collect water from baths, washing up and cooking, known as grey water.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2022
How about irrigating them with grey water instead of sprinkling them with clean water?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2022
He was cramped and miserable, having nothing to do but stare at the winter-lands crawling by and the grey water on either side of him.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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