seawater
noun
- water from a sea or ocean
Wiktionary
adj
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”).
- Consisting of seawater.
“The continual seawater splashes corroded our equipment”
- 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”
noun
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”).
- The saltwater of a sea or ocean.