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Meaning of "grey water" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GREY WATER

grey water play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREY WATER

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verb
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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grey water is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GREY WATER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

grey water

Greywater

Greywater or sullage is defined as wastewater generated from wash hand basins, showers and baths, which can be recycled on-site for uses such as WC flushing, landscape irrigation and constructed wetlands. Greywater often includes discharge from laundry, dishwashers and kitchen sinks. It differs from the discharge of WCs which is designated sewage or blackwater to indicate it contains human waste.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREY WATER

grey market
grey matter
grey mullet
grey nomad
grey nurse shark
Grey Owl
grey panther
grey plover
grey power
grey propaganda
grey seal
grey sedge
grey skate
grey squirrel
grey vote
grey wagtail
grey warbler
grey whale
grey willow
grey wolf

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREY WATER

above the water
bath water
blackwater
blood is thicker than water
bottled water
distilled water
drinking water
fresh water
freshwater
Greater
holy water
in deep water
in hot water
like a fish out of water
salt water
saltwater
sweetwater
test the water
underwater
wastewater
water

Synonyms and antonyms of grey water in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «grey water» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREY WATER

Find out the translation of grey water to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of grey water from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grey water» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

灰水
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aguas grises
570 millions of speakers

English

grey water
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ग्रे पानी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المياه الرمادية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

серая вода
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

água cinza
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধূসর পানি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

eaux grises
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Air kelabu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Grauwasser
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

家庭雑排水
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

회색 물
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Werna abu-abu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nước màu xám
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாம்பல் நீர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

राखाडी पाणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gri su
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acque grigie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szara woda
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сіра вода
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

apa gri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γκρίζο νερό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grys water
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gråvatten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gråvann
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grey water

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREY WATER»

The term «grey water» is regularly used and occupies the 83.298 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREY WATER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grey water

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREY WATER»

Discover the use of grey water in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grey water and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Spon's Mechanical and Electrical Services Price
Combined rainwater/Grey water systems Rainwater can be integrated into a grey water scheme with very little added complication other than increased tank size. In situations where adequate rainwater can be readily collected and diverted to ...
Davis Langdon, 2011
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Grow More With Less: Sustainable Garden Methods: Less Water ...
Local water companies in certain cities also have systems in place that provide recycled water to homeowners. grey Water: how does It Work? Grey water is wastewater generated from household uses such as sinks, showers, baths, ...
Vincent A. Simeone, 2013
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When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need to Survive When ...
Every household produces grey water and black water. Grey water is produced from the kitchen sink or the washing machine, black water from the toilet. Pathetically, Arizona just recently legalized grey-water systems for watering plants and ...
Cody Lundin, 2007
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The Water Footprint Assessment Manual: Setting the Global ...
... footprint Green water footprint Grey water footprint Grey water footprint Grey water footprint Grey water footprint Grey water footprint Grey water footprint Grey water footprint Grey water footprint Blue water footprint Green water footprint Green ...
Maite M. Aldaya, Ashok K. Chapagain, Arjen Y. Hoekstra, 2012
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Milestones in Water Reuse: The Best Success Stories
Lightly contaminated grey water is obviously suitable for on-site reclamation, while heavily contaminated grey water is difficult to be reclaimed because of high content of BOD, grease and surfactants. When a water balance in an individual ...
Valentina Lazarova, Takashi Asano, Akica Bahri, 2013
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Every Drop Counts: Environmentally Sound Technologies for ...
On-site. treatment. of. grey. water. grey water service water On-site and near-site treatment of black water and mixed sewage. Water Reuse, Recycling & Safe Disposal Section 4 lllustration 45: Section of a residential building with on-site ...
‎2008
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Advances in Conservation Research and Application: 2013 Edition
“This disclosure further contemplates a kit for grey water recycling having a water recycling system, means for connecting the water influx pipe to a source of grey water, means for connecting the effluent pipe to an irrigation system, and means  ...
‎2013
8
Greeniology: How to Live Well, be Green and Make a Difference
Toilet wastewater is often called black or brown water, for obvious reasons. We can reduce our demand on mains water by reusing grey water from the laundry and bathroom on the garden or for flushing the toilet. Kitchen wastewater isn't good ...
Tanya Ha, 2007
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Coping with Global Environmental Change, Disasters and ...
In fact, grey water application is complicated not only due to technical feasibility but also due to human issues. A major argument has been the public perception of water reuse and the risk associated with it, which ultimately dictate the ...
Hans Günter AFES-PRESS, Úrsula Oswald Spring, Czeslaw Mesjasz, 2011
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Plumbing
Relevant British Standard BS8525 Grey water refers to the waste water from baths, sinks, basins, dish washers and washing machines that has not been contaminated by faecal matter or urine. It gets its name from the fact that it is generally ...
R. D. Treloar, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREY WATER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grey water is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ernest Kimme: Offering up some ideas for saving previous water
For the truly hard core water savers, you can collect your “grey water” — the used water from your washing machine, or dishwasher. Know ... «TheReporter.Com, Jul 15»
2
$100000 upgrade pays off as more grey nomads pull into town
"The local council set out regulations for us to comply with, that being installing of grey water disposal and the allocation to sites to park vans ... «The Queensland Times, Jul 15»
3
Letter: Nevada cities must shrink to survive
Removing turf, charging water by meter and not flat rate, recycling grey water and completing the $817 million Vegas piping project merely ... «Reno Gazette Journal, Jul 15»
4
IS SANTA MONICA THE VICTIM OF ITS OWN SUCCESS?
ment buildings and the separation of grey water from sewage might provide more options for future water conservation efforts. The City's traffic ... «Santa Monica Dispatch, Jul 15»
5
If walls could talk: Lucy Worsley on what we can learn from the past
The reuse of 'grey water' (slightly dirty water) for jobs like flushing toilets will become standard, and water will become a much more valuable ... «Treehugger, Jul 15»
6
Water restrictions in Metro Vancouver limit sidewalk cleaning
When asked whether grey water could be a viable option, Murray replied that the costs can be prohibitive given the number of properties his ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
7
BC drought: could bath water be the answer?
Every day, gallons of grey water from sinks and baths get flushed down the drain. But according to one expert, a lot of that wasted bath water is ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
8
Water Footprint Network
Grey water footprint is the amount of fresh water required to assimilate pollutants to meet specific water quality standards. The grey water ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
9
Could Swapping Farmland For Eco-Friendly Homes Be A Cure For …
“We think it's really the future of how to help and we're proposing here for these homes to have individual grey water recycling systems.”. «Valley Public Radio, Jul 15»
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Home and Garden Digest: Three Water Wise Workshops for July
A two-part class on grey water systems (10 a.m. to noon) and rainwater harvesting (1 to 3 p.m.) will be held on July 18, with lunch provided to ... «Monterey County Herald, Jul 15»

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