brine pool

noun

A highly salty body of water on the seafloor that is separate from the surrounding ocean due to its higher density.

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underwater lakebrine lake
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Meanings

nounbrine pool (plural brine pools)

plural brine pools

  1. A highly salty body of water on the seafloor that is separate from the surrounding ocean due to its higher density.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brine, pool.

Synonyms & antonyms

dense volume of saltwater

Similar
underwater lakebrine lake
Also see
brine lakeunderwater lake
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APA

brine pool. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brine%20pool

MLA

“brine pool.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brine%20pool. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brine pool,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brine%20pool.

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