"blue water" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blue waters [plural], bluewater [alternative, attributive], blue-water [alternative, attributive]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} blue water (countable and uncountable, plural blue waters)
  1. (often attributive) The open ocean; deep seas. Tags: attributive, countable, often, uncountable Derived forms: clear blue water, blue water thesis
    Sense id: en-blue_water-en-noun-PbeH157K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Water

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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