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waterworld en · NOUN

Etymology

From water + world.

Meanings

  1. A planet or other large environment that is dominated by water.
    • While fire is impossible on a waterworld, electronic circuits may not be. Electric eels, for example, demonstrate that electric circuits are possible in a salty aqueous environment, though it would not be an easy task. 2020, Guillermo Gonzalez, Jay W. Richards, The Privileged Planet, page 363:
    • The rest of Pampanga (except the towns around Mt. Arayat and those near Bulacan) is a waterworld during the rainy season. 2020, Jorge V. Aruta, Ruel S. De Vera, Ma. Ceres P. Doyo, Young Blood Omnibus Volume One:

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