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aquafarm

American  
[ak-wuh-fahrm, ah-kwuh-] / ˈæk wəˌfɑrm, ˈɑ kwə- /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

  • aquafarming noun

Etymology

Origin of aquafarm

First recorded in 1965–70; aqua- + farm

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The Lummi tribe of Washington State, a sea-oriented people along Puget Sound, are using federal funds and considerable hard labor to develop the most advanced aquafarm in the U.S.

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