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grey water

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noun

  1. household waste water that can be reused for some purposes without purification, e.g. bath water, which can be used to water plants Compare black water

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Or they can use water that is not sourced from taps such as grey water, rainwater from a water butt or a private borehole.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2022

The least-complicated grey water system relies on gravity to distribute the water pumped out by a washing machine, while larger systems with storage tanks have their own pumps.

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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