seawater

noun

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

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In Slow Tech, Ginn, one of the co-hosts, walks readers through dozens of projects featured on the shows, and a good many new ones: weaving baskets, making candles, roasting meat, extracting salt from seawater. Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2025 In an analog age, human hands were required to keep the engines going, even as seawater poured in. Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 July 2025 Villas range from two to five bedrooms and feature private seawater pools, lush gardens, and breathtaking vistas of the cobalt bay. Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2025 The video showed the team’s standard white jersey being pelted by what looked like rain and seawater, with a bell tolling in the background. Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 25 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for seawater

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 22 Aug. 2025.

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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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