salt water
AmericanEtymology
Origin of salt water
before 1000; Middle English; Old English
Example Sentences
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The team also explored how the material performed in salt water, an especially demanding environment for battery systems.
From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026
Their hands, arms and legs bore wounds caused by the salt water.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
It includes a small pool of fresh, unchlorinated water and another of specially formulated salt water, both deep enough for full submersion.
From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025
That’s necessary to repel salt water and make delta water safe for drinking and irrigation.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2025
It was so realistic, I could hear the waves and smell the salt water.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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