uncharted water
uncharted water · uncharted waters
An area of sea that has not been surveyed, or whose details have not been entered on…An area of sea that has not been surveyed, or whose details have not been entered on nautical charts.
» They're entering uncharted waters.
Die begeben sich auf unbekanntes Terrain. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)An area of sea that has not been surveyed, or whose details have not been entered on nautical charts.
Near-synonym: abyss
(countable, figuratively, usually plural, uncountable)Any unknown and potentially dangerous situation.
Examples
2 sentencesThey're entering uncharted waters.
deDie begeben sich auf unbekanntes Terrain. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
They sailed into uncharted waters.
Forms
plural: uncharted waters| Singular | uncharted water |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable