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salt water

noun [U]
 
 

Definition

sea waterWater in general saltwater
 
 
/ˈsɒltˌwɔː.tər/ US  /ˈsɑːltˌwɔː.t̬ɚ/ adjective [before noun]
saltwater fishSeas and oceans
(Definition of salt water noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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