aquafarm

[ ak-wuh-fahrm, ah-kwuh- ]

noun

1. a body of water, usually a tract of shallow water along the shore of a bay or inlet, used for aquaculture.

Other Words From

• aqua·farming noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of aquafarm¹

First recorded in 1965–70; aqua- + farm

Example Sentences

Tidal has used the same camera system to monitor fish in aquafarms off the coast of Norway for several years.

From MIT Technology Review