Recent Examples on the WebMangrove trees can handle the salinity of seawater some of the time, but some forests can't handle being flooded with it all the time.—Julia Simon, NPR, 22 May 2024 And for the first time, there's visible evidence that shows warm seawater pumping underneath the glacier.—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for seawater
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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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