saltness
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of saltness
before 900; Middle English saltnesse; Old English sealtnes. See salt 1, -ness
Example Sentences
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In one or two instances the sense of saltness comes before us as a known quality, and in such case I have taken the names elsewhere.
From The River-Names of Europe by Ferguson, Robert
Cramped by their narrow quarters on board, it was a relief to roam at large; and the resinous smell that hung about the port was pleasant after the stinging saltness of the spray.
From The Secret of the Reef by Bindloss, Harold
The saltness and humidity of such locations seem peculiarly favorable to its greatest perfection.
From Soil Culture by Walden, J. H.
Sometimes it is found in tidal estuaries, where the saltness of the water forces it to resort to springs in order to find water to drink.
From The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa by Badlam, Anna B.
The current was in our favour, which with the saltness of the water, inclined me to think it a channel, and not the mouth of a river.
From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Fitzroy, Robert
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