saltwater
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of saltwater
Example Sentences
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Saltwater is beginning to contaminate farmland reclaimed over the past five centuries from the delta marshes.
From Barron's • Jun. 27, 2026
Saltwater Bakery – It was raining the day the Royal Princess docked in Prince Rupert, Canada — a small port town with a population of just over 12,000.
From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025
Saltwater crocs - or salties, as they are known to locals - were nearly hunted to extinction 50 years ago.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2025
The artists “performing” the covers—the Highway Outlaws, Waterfront Wranglers, Saltwater Saddles—all fit a certain pattern, with monthly listeners in the hundreds of thousands, zero social media footprint, and some very ChatGPT-sounding bios.
From Slate • Aug. 26, 2024
Saltwater boils on their faces were breaking open and dripping across the dead-white rings of frostbite.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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