Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Relating to, consisting of, or containing salt water: a saltwater solution.
- adj. Inhabiting or occurring in seawater or salt water: saltwater fish; the saltwater crocodile.
- adj. Done or used in salt water: saltwater fishing; saltwater lures.
Wiktionary
- adj. of, relating to, containing, inhabiting, or used in salt water
- n. salt water; brine
WordNet 3.0
- n. water containing salts
Examples
“Few countries in the world face as immediate a threat from climate change as the Republic of Maldives, a low-lying group of atolls in the Indian Ocean whose coastline is eroding and whose water supplies are now being infiltrated by saltwater from the sea.”
The Washington Post: Maldives President Nasheed seeks a low-carbon path
“All Replies from redneck Rob wrote 19 weeks 6 days ago hey man i would go with a uglystick for fresh water but not sure i could help u out in saltwater”
“And then I soak them in saltwater over night before cooking or freezing.”
“Fluger, I know we have trout in saltwater (I caught a 25 incher.) but ya GO TEBOW!!!!!”
“Not all nasty and stinky, lasts longer than anything else in saltwater, protects for longer in any kind of sun.”
“Thanks matouse, but Im looking for any other areas that hold brookies in saltwater marsh enviroments.”
“I've caught all of mine in saltwater, ranging from 14-37 inches.”
“They're called "granders" in saltwater lingo, blue or black marlin that break the thousand-pound mark, and they are the ultimate goal for big-game anglers.”
“I found that the red light spectrum is the weakest in saltwater ... has anyone tested to see the difference in hook rate between regular colored hooks and multiple shades of red?”
“Yes | No | Report from ggmack wrote 24 weeks 3 hours ago yeah 1.30 is a small price to pay for a little insurance. i fish in saltwater so the larger sizes are interesting. you never quite know what is going to hit a trolling lure in the deep blue ocean.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘saltwater’.
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Written on Water
An eclectic list of words pertaining to and describing water.
"...I am the faithful husband of the rain,
I love the water of wells and springs
and the taste of roofs in the...water, rain, cistern, thirst, dead-water, eddy-water, surge, flood, ebb, fluid, flow, liquor amnii and 202 more...
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Flutter
tuberose, golden apple, apple cider, unicorn, extraordinary, Pleiades, Merope, speckle, glitter, rose, pitter-pat, whale and 314 more...
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thegirlnextfloor's list
autumnal, avalanche, silhouette, antique, abysmal, scorch, sonic, surge, symmetry, whisper, penchant, dissipate and 349 more...
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noele's list
vertiginous, verdant, mellifluous, serpentine, verdigris, traject, amaranthine, luminous, phosphorescent, temerous, cerulean, shapeshifter and 531 more...
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