seawater

noun

sea·​wa·​ter ˈsē-ˌwȯ-tər How to pronounce seawater (audio)
-ˌwä-
: water in or from the sea

Examples of seawater in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In a behind-the-scenes video, the teeth are labelled ‘baleen’, as in baleen whales, real-life marine mammals that have tough but flexible keratin hairs inside their mouths that filter their tiny fishy prey from the inflow of seawater. Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2024 The same effect was not observed above the ocean since seawater does not cool down fast enough for cumulus clouds to dissipate. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024 But their contents are decidedly out of place atop the asphalt: tanks of percolating seawater, within which leafy green and brown seaweed, or macroalgae, appear to dance as bubbles churn the water. Saima May Sidik, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024 After a bracing swim, the comforts (restaurant, bar, and seawater hot tub) are close by. Michelle Tchea, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2024 Among them are Helion Energy, for developing fusion reactors that could produce prodigious amounts of energy from the hydrogen in seawater, and Retro Biosciences, which aims to add 10 years to the human lifespan using biotechnology. Matt O'Brien, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2023 To slow its infernal advance, engineers pumped seawater from the harbor toward the red-hot lava’s leading edge. Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2024 The Israeli military has attempted to flood the tunnels with seawater before, in an effort to render Hamas' underground stockpiles of weapons inoperable and eliminate hiding spots for militants. Abigail Williams, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2024 The steadily warming climate has caused ocean levels to rise across the world in recent decades as glaciers and polar ice sheets have melted and warming seawater has expanded. Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of seawater was before the 12th century

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“Seawater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seawater. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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seawater

noun
sea·​wa·​ter ˈsē-ˌwȯt-ər How to pronounce seawater (audio)
-ˌwät-
: water in or from the sea

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