"open water" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: open waters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} open water (usually uncountable, plural open waters)
  1. An expanse of an ocean, sea, or large lake which is distant from shore and devoid of nearby islands or other obstructions. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (expanse of open sea): avovesi (Finnish), ulappa (Finnish), selkä (Finnish), mar aberto [masculine] (Galician), au o te moana (Maori), mar aberto [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-open_water-en-noun-vZMRwbB6 Disambiguation of 'expanse of open sea': 65 5 30
  2. In a river, pond, or other small body of water, an area of surface unobstructed by aquatic vegetation, boulders, and the like, adequate for navigation or swimming. Tags: uncountable, usually Related terms: open sea Translations (unobstructed water surface): avovesi (Finnish), mar aberto [masculine] (Galician), Freiwasser [neuter] (German), hīwai (Maori), águas livres [feminine, plural] (Portuguese), aguas abiertas [feminine, plural] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-open_water-en-noun-sz11OWgF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 70 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 84 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 81 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 75 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 73 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 19 73 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 76 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 19 73 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 18 73 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 16 78 5 Disambiguation of 'unobstructed water surface': 4 92 4
  3. (chiefly Canada) An area of an ocean, sea, lake, or river which is not covered by ice. Tags: Canada, uncountable, usually Translations (water not covered by ice): avovesi (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-open_water-en-noun-6ODiJZdq Categories (other): Canadian English Disambiguation of 'water not covered by ice': 3 11 87

Inflected forms

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