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The structure also holds a hermetically sealed, or airtight, AI server that is cooled by surrounding seawater.—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 May 2026 The cycle swings between warmer and cooler seawater in a region along the equator in the tropical Pacific.—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 14 May 2026 The Opatija cure consisted of seawater dunks, yogurt baths, wine baths, and lounging in louvered pavilions to inhale the pure air.—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026 There were about two hundred people gathered in the wreckage of the lobby, which was full of seawater and detritus.—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026 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