seawater
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See also: sea water
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]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”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]seawater (usually uncountable, plural seawaters)
Hypernyms
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[edit]salt water of a sea or ocean
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Adjective
[edit]seawater (not comparable)
- (not comparable) Consisting of seawater.
- The continual seawater splashes corroded our equipment
- (not comparable) Associated in some way with seawater, or intended for dealing with seawater.
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