red water
Britishnoun
-
a disease of cattle caused by the protozoan Babesia (or Piroplasma ) bovis , which destroys the red blood cells, characterized by the passage of red or blackish urine. It is transmitted by tick bites
-
any of various other animal diseases characterized by haematuria
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In protests in Khartoum on Sunday, security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades, and water cannon sprayed red water at protesters, a Reuters reporter said.
From Reuters
Demonstrators, some of whom stood up to their knees in the red water, alleged that the Covid-19 pandemic was caused by animal exploitation.
From BBC
Into the red water they put chili-paste-marinated ribs and hot peppers.
From The New Yorker
The remains of a woman were discovered in a suitcase in the toxic red waters of one lake on Sunday.
From The Guardian
There’s just so much blood — sorry, I mean “red water.”
From The Verge
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.