red water
noun
: any of several cattle diseases (such as Texas fever) characterized by hematuria
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web 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 Created by Polish artist Jerzy Kalina, the sculpture—titled Poisoned Well—shows the late pontiff lifting a boulder over his head, poised to throw it into a pool of red water. Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Sep. 2020 Along the Río Tinto in western Spain, layers of multicolored sediment combine with blood red water to produce an otherworldly effect. Popular Science, 13 May 2020 At the hot-pot restaurant, the staff brought out a cauldron of dark-red water. Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2019 The substitution appeared to pain Vela more than his hamstring did, however, with the LAFC captain gesturing angrily at coach Bob Bradley, then punching at a row of red water bottles behind the bench. Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2019 See More
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 Created by Polish artist Jerzy Kalina, the sculpture—titled Poisoned Well—shows the late pontiff lifting a boulder over his head, poised to throw it into a pool of red water. Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Sep. 2020 Along the Río Tinto in western Spain, layers of multicolored sediment combine with blood red water to produce an otherworldly effect. Popular Science, 13 May 2020 At the hot-pot restaurant, the staff brought out a cauldron of dark-red water. Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2019 The substitution appeared to pain Vela more than his hamstring did, however, with the LAFC captain gesturing angrily at coach Bob Bradley, then punching at a row of red water bottles behind the bench. Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2019 See More Word History
First Known Use
1594, in the meaning defined above
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