"blackwater" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: blackwaters [plural]
Etymology: From black + water. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|black|water}} black + water Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} blackwater (usually uncountable, plural blackwaters)
  1. Water containing loam, tannins, etc., giving it a very dark appearance. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-blackwater-en-noun-L5CdnYNh
  2. Blackwater fever; malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Diseases, Toilet (room) Translations (contaminated waste water): կեղտաջուր (keġtaǰur) (Armenian), կոյուղաջուր (koyuġaǰur) (Armenian), 黑水 (hēishuǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 污水 (wūshuǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), zwart water [neuter] (Dutch), zwartwater [neuter] (Dutch), käymälävesi (Finnish), eaux noires (French), Schwarzwasser (German), acqua di scolo (Italian), acque nere (Italian), esgoto [masculine] (Portuguese), фека́льный отхо́д (fekálʹnyj otxód) [masculine] (Russian), чёрная вода́ (čórnaja vodá) [feminine] (Russian), agua negra [feminine] (Spanish), nước đen (Vietnamese), nước bẩn (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-blackwater-en-noun-sCKvHaWT Disambiguation of Diseases: 13 80 8 Disambiguation of Toilet (room): 21 55 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 50 33 Disambiguation of 'contaminated waste water': 19 45 36
  3. Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Water Synonyms (waste water likely to contain fecal matter): brown water, foul water, sewage
    Sense id: en-blackwater-en-noun-gR7zSz7I Disambiguation of Water: 34 17 49 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 35 51 Disambiguation of 'waste water likely to contain fecal matter': 8 15 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: black water Related terms: blackwater rafting Coordinate_terms: gray water, sullage, washwater

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      "sense": "contaminated waste water",
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