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Word entry · 8 letters

seawater

Best crossword clue

"Salty ocean liquid"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPart of speech nounSorted aaeerstwStarts with SEnds with R2 cluesCommon crossword word
1S2E3A4W5A6T7E8R

Definitions

  1. water containing salts

Word origin

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”).

Used in a sentence

  • The continual seawater splashes corroded our equipment
  • The sharks in the aquarium had to be kept in a seawater tank
  • Aboard the ship we needed seawater soap for washing our clothes

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Salty ocean liquid8 letters
02Brine8 letters

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