Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Consisting of seawater.
The continual seawater splashes corroded our equipment
(not comparable)Associated in some way with seawater, or intended for dealing with seawater.
The sharks in the aquarium had to be kept in a seawater tank
Aboard the ship we needed seawater soap for washing our clothes
Examples
29 sentencesYou can't drink seawater because it's too salty.
Не можна пити морську воду, бо вона занадто солона.
ruМорскую воду невозможно пить, потому что она слишком солёная.
deMan kann kein Meerwasser trinken, weil es zu salzig ist.
You shouldn't drink seawater.
The seawater stings my cut.
He extracted salt from seawater through crystallization.
Він видобув сіль з морської води шляхом кристалізації.
ruОн извлекал соль из морской воды путем кристаллизации.
deEr extrahierte Salz aus Meerwasser durch Kristallisierung.
You can't drink seawater because it is too salty.
Не можна пити морську воду, бо вона занадто солона.
ruМорскую воду невозможно пить, потому что она слишком солёная.
deMan kann kein Meerwasser trinken, weil es zu salzig ist.
Origin
From Middle English seewater, se water, from Old English sǣwæter (“seawater”), equivalentFrom Middle English seewater, se water, from Old English sǣwæter (“seawater”), equivalent to sea + water. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Seewoater (“seawater”), West Frisian seewetter (“seawater”), Dutch zeewater (“seawater”), Icelandic sjóvatn (“seawater”).
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