seawater
noun
sea·wa·ter
| \ ˈsē-ˌwȯ-tər
, -ˌwä-\
, -ˌwä-\
Definition of seawater
: water in or from the sea
Examples of seawater in a Sentence
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Rivers and aquifers are also being contaminated by intruding seawater, which poisons protective wetlands and mangroves—and even coastal crops—from the roots up. — Charlie Schmidt, Scientific American, "New Elevation Measure Shows Climate Change Could Quickly Swamp the Mekong Delta," 28 Aug. 2019 That discovery had important implications: Anything growing in seawater, like a coral reef, will have uranium but no thorium in it — at least at first. — New York Times, "Overlooked No More: Elizabeth Rona, Pioneering Scientist Amid Dangers of War," 28 Aug. 2019 Their vessel has an onboard sensor that measures CO2 levels in seawater, a measure of how atmospheric carbon is changing the oceans. — Washington Post, "Greta Thunberg’s sailing adventure no pleasure cruise," 14 Aug. 2019 Electricity produced by the panels would be used to split water molecules into hydrogen, which would then react with CO2 extracted from seawater to produce methanol. — Denise Chow, NBC News, "How floating solar farms could make fuel and help solve the climate crisis," 24 June 2019 Since its inaugural performance in 1973, the building’s air-conditioning system has been cooled by seawater drawn from the surrounding harbor, a pioneering solution that reduces freshwater use. — National Geographic, "From Historic to Cutting Edge: Revitalizing Iconic Buildings," 25 May 2018 As the bottle-laden submersible came up from deep waters, Starks poured the seawater samples through tiny plastic filters to capture all the floating genetic material. — Rodrigo Pérez Ortega, The Mercury News, "Monterey Bay: Following the DNA trail in the Pacific Ocean," 11 Aug. 2019 Different types of bacteria can cause it, but one — vibrio — is associated with the summertime seawater exposures that are in the news now. — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, "Cases of Flesh-Eating Bacteria Are on the Rise as Summer Heats Up: Here's How to Stay Safe," 24 July 2019 This type of enormous feat of geoengineering would require energy from more than 12,000 wind turbines to provide power for massive seawater pumps and snow cannons, according to the researchers. — Fox News, "74 trillion tons of fake snow over Antarctic could 'save coastal cities' from climate change, researchers say," 19 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'seawater.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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seawater
noun
English Language Learners Definition of seawater
: water in or from the sea
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seawater
noun
sea·wa·ter
| \ ˈsē-ˌwȯ-tər
, -ˌwä-\
, -ˌwä-\
Kids Definition of seawater
: water in or from the sea
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