saltness
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of saltness
before 900; Middle English saltnesse; Old English sealtnes. See salt 1, -ness
Example Sentences
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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
For a long time the saltness of the sea puzzled people.
From Common Science by Ritchie, John W. (John Woodside)
We had given up all meals; now and then one would cut a lump from the sides of bacon on the kitchen wall and chew a bit of it, but the saltness was like fire.
From The Terror A Mystery by Machen, Arthur
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
No doubt saltness is a characteristic which would naturally give a name to a river.
From The River-Names of Europe by Ferguson, Robert
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