wastewater

[weyst-waw-ter, -wot-er]

noun

water that has been used in washing, flushing, manufacturing, etc.; sewage.

Origin of wastewater

1400–50; late Middle English waste watre

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Examples from the Web for waste-water

Historical Examples of waste-water

Have you ever heard 'em talking of barrage and aprons and waste-water?
The Day's Work, Volume 1
Rudyard Kipling

Word Origin and History for waste-water

wastewater

n.

mid-15c., from waste (adj.) + water (n.1).

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