Blackwater

Synonyms for "blackwater" (20 found)

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Synonyms

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Translations

21 translations across 14 languages.

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Afrikaans

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  • swartwater noun (contaminated waste water)

Armenian

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  • կեղտաջուր noun (contaminated waste water)
  • կոյուղաջուր noun (contaminated waste water)

Chinese Mandarin

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  • 污水 noun (contaminated waste water)
  • 黑水 noun (contaminated waste water)

Cornish

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  • Dowrdu name (village in Cornwall)

Dutch

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  • zwart water noun (contaminated waste water)
  • zwartwater noun (contaminated waste water)

Finnish

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  • käymälävesi noun (contaminated waste water)

French

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  • eaux noires noun (contaminated waste water)

German

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  • Schwarzwasser noun (contaminated waste water)

Italian

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  • acqua di scolo noun (contaminated waste water)
  • acque nere noun (contaminated waste water)

Polish

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  • Blackwater name (village in Cornwall)

Portuguese

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  • esgoto noun (contaminated waste water)

Russian

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  • фека́льный отхо́д noun (contaminated waste water)
  • чёрная вода́ noun (contaminated waste water)

Spanish

2 entries
  • agua negra noun (river classification)
  • agua negra noun (contaminated waste water)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • nước bẩn noun (contaminated waste water)
  • nước đen noun (contaminated waste water)

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

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She began talking of the way they had died – blackwater, malaria, a neglected appendix.

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Ms. Conlin failed to report, among other things, that air emissions are regulated and that our industry is exploring new technologies to further reduce emissions; that our ships treat all blackwater; and that advanced wastewater purification systems discharge water cleaner than most municipal water treatment plants.

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The principal water-barrier of this type is the muddy estuary of the tidal River Blackwater, which is last bridged in the seaward direction at the ancient town of Maldon. […] In those days, yachting on the east coast was a favourite relaxation, and it was proposed to extend the line for 1¾ miles to a pier on the River Blackwater, where yachts could be moored.

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