blue water

noun

: the open sea

blue-water

ˈblü-ˌwȯ-tər 

-ˌwä-

adjective

Examples of blue water in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Most recently, Zeta-Jones marked her husband’s 82nd birthday and her 57th in September 2026 by posting a photo of them kissing in tropical blue waters. — Danielle Long, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026

Set the scene Eagle-eyed arrivals will first spy the new Six Senses across the improbably blue waters of northern Ibiza’s Cala Xarraca. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026

To the left and right are the high ramparts of Sleeping Bear Dunes, the distant wedge that is South Manitou Island and unbelievably blue water. — Mike Norton, Midwest Living, 26 Sep. 2026

In late September and early October, the forests turn gold, orange, and red, with the colors reflected in the deep blue waters of Lake Superior. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for blue water

• backwater
• bathwater
• blackwater
• breakwater
• deepwater
• edgewater
• feedwater
• floodwater
• freshwater
• granddaughter
• groundwater
• headwater