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Seawater

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Consisting of seawater. not-comparable

    "The continual seawater splashes corroded our equipment"

  2. 2
    Associated in some way with seawater, or intended for dealing with seawater. not-comparable

    "The sharks in the aquarium had to be kept in a seawater tank"

Noun
  1. 1
    The saltwater of a sea or ocean. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    water containing salts wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English seewater, se water, from Old English sǣwæter (“seawater”), equivalent to sea + water. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Seewoater (“seawater”), West Frisian seewetter (“seawater”), Dutch zeewater (“seawater”), Icelandic sjóvatn (“seawater”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English seewater, se water, from Old English sǣwæter (“seawater”), equivalent to sea + water. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Seewoater (“seawater”), West Frisian seewetter (“seawater”), Dutch zeewater (“seawater”), Icelandic sjóvatn (“seawater”).

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