red water

noun

: any of several cattle diseases (such as Texas fever) characterized by hematuria

Examples of red water in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Above this canvas metropolis loom red water towers whose tanks are known to teem with worms. Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024 The Korean coast guard said in a news release Sunday that an individual on a 1,800-cc red water scooter — carrying more than 200 liters, or more than 50 gallons, of fuel — had beached on Incheon’s wetlands and was detained for crossing the border illegally. Lyric Li, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023 In August, along a graded dirt road high in the Abajo Mountains of southeastern Utah, campers and hikers spotted a small stream of bright orange-red water. Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 May 2021 In the photos, wood benches line the sides of the locker room, a large image of soccer players in blue jerseys can be seen in the background and numerous green and red water bottles are littered on the floor. Ana Faguy, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2022 At Lake Merritt, the Water Board performed additional testing on Aug. 22 after residents reported seeing brownish-red water and water scum. Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Aug. 2022 That’s how eery red water ends up flowing out of the icy white glacier. Kathleen Rellihan, Outside Online, 14 May 2022 Less than 100 years ago the whaling business was thriving, the continent’s bay swirled with red water, and whales were almost hunted to extinction. Mary Holland, Robb Report, 1 May 2022 Spiral Jetty • Brian Footen waded out from the soupy red water of the Great Salt Lake’s north arm, his boat and bibs crusted in brine, his cockpit filled with foam, a wide toothy grin on his face. Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Apr. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of red water was in 1594

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“Red water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20water. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

red water

noun
: any of several cattle diseases characterized by hematuria
especially : any of several babesioses (as Texas fever) in which hemoglobin released by the destruction of red blood cells appears in the urine

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