receiving water
Ecology (chiefly US )
noun
A body of water into which pollutants pass or are released.
Origin
Early 20th century.
- under one's breath
- under one's feet
- under one's own steam
- under one's wing
- under (or in) no circumstances
- under (or in) the circumstances
- under (or on) oath
- under (or on) penalty of
- underpaid
- underpainting
- underpants
- underpart
- underpass
- underpay
- underpayment
- underperform
- underperformance
- underpin
- underpinning
- under plain cover
- underplant
- underplay
- underplot
- underpopulated
- underpopulation