grey water

noun

household waste water that can be reused for some purposes without purification, e.g. bath water, which can be used to water plants: Compare black water

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How to use grey water in a sentence

The shadows lengthened across the pearl-grey water and two white clouds near the sun were turning golden.
Summer | Edith Wharton
The black and white, and the brownish-grey water wagtails are remarkably tame.
The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 | David Livingstone
He turned at the sound of footsteps on the road and saw one of Halkett's men walking through that semblance of grey water.
Moor Fires | E. H. (Emily Hilda) Young
There is a little mutter of gun-fire somewhere across the grey water where a fleet is at work.
Sea Warfare | Rudyard Kipling
The grey water which had been flowing at our side dropped suddenly out 206 of sight amidst a mighty roar.
Italian Alps | Douglas William Freshfield

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