salt water
AmericanEtymology
Origin of salt water
before 1000; Middle English; Old English
Example Sentences
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First, they measured stable water isotopes, which indicate the temperature at the time the snow fell.
From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2024
“Even with climate change worst-case scenarios, it’s a very stable water supply,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2023
Of the three major strawberry regions, he predicted that Santa Maria is likely to hold out longest, with a moderate climate, stable water rights and a greater distance from major urban centers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2022
These great leaders are identified as sages and are said to have invented the key tools for agrarian civilization, including traps, nets, the plow, and river dams to provide a stable water supply.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
There's water in the stable, water in the cowshed, look! even the passage is flooded; but the rain is stopping, we must bale out.'
From Selected Polish Tales by Busch, Marie
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