Meanings
nounbrackish water (usually uncountable, plural brackish waters)
plural brackish waters · alternative brackishwater
- uncountableusuallygeographyWater whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater.
White Slough is a large tidal wetland full of brackish water from the Napa River that flows into the city of Vallejo from under Highway 37.
2026 January 13, Ryan Geller, “A homeless Vallejo resident owns the city’s largest encampment. Now he’s pressured to evict his neighbors”, in Vallejo Sun, archived from the original on 15 Jan 2026
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Translations
Danish brakvand
- brakvandwater whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater
Finnish murtovesi
- murtovesiwater whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater
French eau saumâtre
- eau saumâtrewater whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater
German Brackwasser
- Brackwasserwater whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater
Indonesian air payau
- air payauwater whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater
Japanese 汽水
- 汽水 (kisui)water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater
Norwegian Bokmål brakkvann
- brakkvannwater whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater
Romanian apă salmastră
- apă salmastrăwater whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater
Spanish agua salobre
- agua salobrewater whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater
Swedish brackvatten
- brackvattenwater whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater
Tamil உவர்நீர்
- உவர்நீர் (uvarnīr)water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater
Thai น้ำกร่อย
- น้ำกร่อยwater whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater
Cite this entry
APA
brackish water. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brackish%20water
MLA
“brackish water.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brackish%20water. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brackish water,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brackish%20water.
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