seawater
See also: sea water
English
Alternative forms
- sea water
Etymology
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”).
Noun
seawater (usually uncountable, plural seawaters)
- The saltwater of a sea or ocean.
Hypernyms
- water
Translations
salt water of a sea or ocean
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Adjective
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.
- The sharks in the aquarium had to be kept in a seawater tank
- Aboard the ship we needed seawater soap for washing our clothes
- Though it was a nuisance to arrange them, we found the seawater showers very refreshing
Anagrams
- teawares