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blackwater^¹

noun blackwaters · black water

uncountable, usually Water that contains dark organic matter such as loam or tannins.
uncountable, usually Water that is acidic and low in nutrients.
uncountable, usually Blackwater fever; malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum. She began talking of the way they had died – blackwater, malaria, a neglected appendix.
uncountable, usually Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter. 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
Similar: brown water, foul water, sewage

Blackwater^²

proper noun

A surname from Navajo used by the Navajo people.
A river in Essex, which flows into the North Sea at Bradwell. 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 river in Hampshire, Surrey and Berkshire, which joins the River Loddon; the Hampshire town of Blackwater is on this river.
A river in Wiltshire and Hampshire, which joins the River Test.
A village in St Agnes parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SW7346).
A town in Blackwater and Hawley parish, Hart district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU8559).
A village in Arreton parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ5086).
Any of several rivers in Ireland
A river in County Fermanagh and County Armagh, Northern Ireland, with a stretch on the border with County Monaghan, Ireland; the river flows into Lough Neagh.

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Closest in meaning: jet-black, blackware, boneblack, bone black, berlin black, black shale, charcoal, black mud, bistre, black glaze, blue-black, black flux, coal black, killow, illicit darkness, black earth

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noun river classification

Español	agua negra

noun contaminated waste water

Español	agua negra
中文	黑水 hēishuǐ, 污水 wūshuǐ
Português	esgoto
Français	eaux noires
Deutsch	Schwarzwasser
Italiano	acqua di scolo, acque nere
Русский	фека́льный отхо́д fekálʹnyj otxód, чёрная вода́ čórnaja vodá
Tiếng Việt	nước đen, nước bẩn

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@misc{blackwater_2026,
  title = {blackwater},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blackwater},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}