meltwater
meltwater · meltwaters
Schmelzwasser
Water from melting ice or snowWater from melting ice or snow.
US/mˈɛltwˌɑtɚ/
» Glacial meltwater is not purer than other types of water.
Schmelzwasser von Gletschern ist nicht reiner als andere Wasserarten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Талая вода, полученная изо льда, не чище, чем другие виды воды. — Selena777
Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Water from melting ice or snow.
Schmelzwasser
melted snow or ice
Examples
2 sentencesGlacial meltwater is not purer than other types of water.
ruТалая вода, полученная изо льда, не чище, чем другие виды воды. — Selena777
deSchmelzwasser von Gletschern ist nicht reiner als andere Wasserarten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
About two-thirds of global sea level rise is due to meltwater from glaciers and ice sheets.
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
water from melting ice or snow:
Origin
From melt + water.From melt + water.
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Forms
plural: meltwaters| Singular | meltwater |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable