meltwater

noun

melt·​wa·​ter ˈmelt-ˌwȯ-tər 

-ˌwä-

: water derived from the melting of ice and snow

Examples of meltwater in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Packing in actual ice usually leads to a messy meltwater issue, potentially spreading pathogens (particularly from seafood), while cold gel packs are contained within plastic sleeves that are bulky and not compostable. —ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2025

The dunes were once beach ridges from when Lake Michigan’s meltwater reached farther inland. —Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025

As the Snowball catastrophically collapsed once more, superhot oceans of meltwater, just offshore from rapidly disintegrating mile-thick ice sheets, drove some of the wildest weather in Earth history. —Peter Brannen august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025

Communities depend on meltwater for drinking and farming, as well as on the ice and snow for winter tourism. —Molly Hunter, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for meltwater

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

Kids Definition

meltwater

noun

melt·​wa·​ter ˈmelt-ˌwȯt-ər 

-ˌwät-

: water that comes from the melting of ice and snow