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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
seawater en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Consisting of seawater.
The continual seawater splashes corroded our equipment
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(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
Forms
seawater en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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”).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The saltwater of a sea or ocean.
Forms
Hypernyms
water
Synonyms
brine
Translations (51)
nn havvatn (salt water of a sea or ocean) · mi waitai (salt water of a sea or ocean) · tl labuklabok (salt water of a sea or ocean) · nb havvann (salt water of a sea or ocean) · pt água do mar (salt water of a sea or ocean) · es agua salada (salt water of a sea or ocean) · vi nước biển (salt water of a sea or ocean) · fr eau de mer (salt water of a sea or ocean) · grc ὕδωρ θαλάσσιον (salt water of a sea or ocean) · de Salzwasser (salt water of a sea or ocean) · he מֵי יָם (salt water of a sea or ocean) · cy dŵr y môr (salt water of a sea or ocean) · fi merivesi (salt water of a sea or ocean) · ru солёная вода́ (salt water of a sea or ocean) · alt теҥис суу (salt water of a sea or ocean) · gl auga salgada (salt water of a sea or ocean) · tkl huātai (salt water of a sea or ocean) · nl zeewater (salt water of a sea or ocean) · ru морска́я вода́ (salt water of a sea or ocean) · mr समुद्रजल (salt water of a sea or ocean) · ko 해수 (salt water of a sea or ocean) · gl salsa (salt water of a sea or ocean) · ko 바닷물 (salt water of a sea or ocean) · ga sáile (salt water of a sea or ocean) · nb sjøvann (salt water of a sea or ocean) · km ទឹកសមុទ្រ (salt water of a sea or ocean) · pt água salgada (salt water of a sea or ocean) · th น้ำเค็ม (salt water of a sea or ocean) · wyi palem warren (salt water of a sea or ocean) · kk теңіз суы (salt water of a sea or ocean) · pam danumdayat (salt water of a sea or ocean) · ta கடல்நீர் (salt water of a sea or ocean) · da havvand (salt water of a sea or ocean) · tr deniz suyu (salt water of a sea or ocean) · ja 海水 (salt water of a sea or ocean) · th น้ำทะเล (salt water of a sea or ocean) · hu tengervíz (salt water of a sea or ocean) · km ទឹកប្រៃ (salt water of a sea or ocean) · ka ზღვის წყალი (salt water of a sea or ocean) · tpi solwara (salt water of a sea or ocean) · tkl vaitai (salt water of a sea or ocean) · nn sjøvatn (salt water of a sea or ocean) · cmn 海水 (salt water of a sea or ocean) · zdj fumbu (salt water of a sea or ocean) · pl woda morska (salt water of a sea or ocean) · nb sjøvatn (salt water of a sea or ocean) · ms air laut (salt water of a sea or ocean) · sv havsvatten (salt water of a sea or ocean) · tl tubig-dagat (salt water of a sea or ocean) · bg мо́рска вода́ (salt water of a sea or ocean) · de Meerwasser (salt water of a sea or ocean)