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fishkill

or fish kill

[ fish-kil ]

noun

  1. the sudden destruction of large quantities of fish, as by pollution.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fishkill1

First recorded in 1960–65; fish + kill 1
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Example Sentences

It burst in the vicinity of Fishkill with a lively display of lightning, deluging the Catskills with rain.

He fell back eight miles and took a position on the north bank of Fishkill Creek near Saratoga.

Christmas was merry Christmas at the old family mansion in Fishkill.

We reached the Fishkill ferry at half-past eight, covering the twenty-mile journey in fifteen hours.

That "phenomenon" had eaten that prickly shrub to the roots and fled either down the road to Fishkill or through the woods.

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