ditchwater
noun[U]
(alsoditch-water)uk/ˈdɪtʃˌwɔː.tər/us/ˈdɪtʃˌwɑː.t̬ɚ/waterfoundat thebottomof aditch(= along,narrowopenholein theground, usually at thesideof aroadorfield):
Thebathsmelledbadandlookedlikedirtyditchwater.
They werereducedtodrinkingditchwater.
Water in general
- aquatically
- aqueous
- bathwater
- bathymetric
- bathymetry
- brackish
- distilled water
- evapotranspiration
- freshwater
- grey water
- hypersalinity
- non-turbulent
- overwater
- pool
- rainwater
- salinity
- salt water
- soft water
- tap water
- wet
Idiom
be (as) dull as ditchwater