BLACKWATER


Meaning of BLACKWATER in English

/blak"waw'teuhr, -wot"euhr/ , n. Pathol.

1. any of several human or animal diseases characterized by the production of dark urine as a result of the rapid breakdown of red blood cells.

2. See blackwater fever .

[ 1790-1800; BLACK + WATER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .