grey water
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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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