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brown water en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (attributive, often, uncountable) Inland (river) or coastal waters, in contrast to blue water.
    • […] ships … that served … primarily or exclusively in inland waterways, … categorized as brown-water ships or [personnel] who served on such ships before or after the designated period of brown water activity are not eligible … 2011, Committee on Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange Exposure, Institute of Medicine, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange Exposure
    • […] brown-water ships and this is the factor that leads to the mismatch between ideas and practice. The other parameters of a blue - water force are better. 2007, Atish Sinha, Madhup Mohta, Indian Foreign Policy: Challenges and Opportunities, page 953: