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

The project feeds on the temporary abundance of glacial meltwater. —Ari Caramanica, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025

Autonomous underwater vehicles called gliders were also deployed to study the impacts of glacial meltwater on the physical and chemical properties of the region. —Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2025

Preliminary data shows a strong meltwater flow from the George IV Ice Shelf, according to the institute. —Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2025

All this is to say that the longest in the world may have actually taken place in the woods, where more skiers than ever are now skimming the backcountry meltwater all spring long—just like the Slush Cup pioneers, Cyril Paris and Cliff White. —Anna Fiorentino, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 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