Meanings
alternative sea water
- not comparableConsisting of seawater.
The continual seawater splashes corroded our equipment
- not comparableAssociated in some way with seawater, or intended for dealing with seawater.
The sharks in the aquarium had to be kept in a seawater tank
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Aboard the ship we needed seawater soap for washing our clothes
Though it was a nuisance to arrange them, we found the seawater showers very refreshing
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe saltwater of a sea or ocean.
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Origin
- Old Englishsǣwæter“seawater”
- Middle Englishseewater
- Englishseawater
From Middle English seewater, se water, from Old English sǣwæter (“seawater”), equivalent to sea + water. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Seewoater (“seawater”), West Frisian seewetter (“seawater”), Dutch zeewater (“seawater”), Icelandic sjóvatn (“seawater”).
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Ancient Greek ὕδωρ θαλάσσιον
- ὕδωρ θαλάσσιον (húdōr thalássion)salt water of a sea or ocean
Bulgarian мо́рска вода́
- мо́рска вода́ (mórska vodá)salt water of a sea or ocean
Chinese Mandarin 海水
- 海水 (hǎishuǐ)salt water of a sea or ocean
Danish havvand
- havvandsalt water of a sea or ocean
Dutch zeewater
- zeewatersalt water of a sea or ocean
Finnish merivesi
- merivesisalt water of a sea or ocean
French eau de mer
- eau de mersalt water of a sea or ocean
German Meerwasser, Salzwasser
- Meerwassersalt water of a sea or ocean
- Salzwassersalt water of a sea or ocean
Hebrew מֵי יָם
- מֵי יָם (mey yam)salt water of a sea or ocean
Hungarian tengervíz
- tengervízsalt water of a sea or ocean
Irish sáile
- sáilesalt water of a sea or ocean
Japanese 海水
- 海水 (kaisui)salt water of a sea or ocean
Korean 해수, 바닷물
- 해수 (haesu)salt water of a sea or ocean
- 바닷물 (badanmul)salt water of a sea or ocean
Malay air laut
- air lautsalt water of a sea or ocean
Māori waitai
- waitaisalt water of a sea or ocean
Norwegian Bokmål havvann, sjøvann
- havvannsalt water of a sea or ocean
- sjøvannsalt water of a sea or ocean
- sjøvatnsalt water of a sea or ocean
Polish woda morska
- woda morskasalt water of a sea or ocean
Portuguese água do mar, água salgada
- água do marsalt water of a sea or ocean
- água salgadasalt water of a sea or ocean
Russian морска́я вода́, солёная вода́
- морска́я вода́ (morskája vodá)salt water of a sea or ocean
- солёная вода́ (soljónaja vodá)salt water of a sea or ocean
Spanish agua salada
- agua saladasalt water of a sea or ocean
Swedish havsvatten
- havsvattensalt water of a sea or ocean
Tagalog tubig-dagat, labuklabok
- tubig-dagatsalt water of a sea or ocean
- labuklaboksalt water of a sea or ocean
Tamil கடல்நீர்
- கடல்நீர் (kaṭalnīr)salt water of a sea or ocean
Thai น้ำทะเล, น้ำเค็ม
- น้ำทะเล (nám-tá-lee)salt water of a sea or ocean
- น้ำเค็ม (nám-kem)salt water of a sea or ocean
Turkish deniz suyu
- deniz suyusalt water of a sea or ocean
Vietnamese nước biển
- nước biểnsalt water of a sea or ocean
Welsh dŵr y môr
- dŵr y môrsalt water of a sea or ocean
Cite this entry
seawater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seawater
“seawater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seawater. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seawater,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seawater.
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