"brackish water" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: brackish waters [plural]
Etymology: From brackish + water. Etymology templates: {{af|en|brackish|water}} brackish + water Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} brackish water (usually uncountable, plural brackish waters)
  1. (hydrology) Water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Hydrology Synonyms: brackishwater Translations (water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater): brakvand [neuter] (Danish), murtovesi (Finnish), eau saumâtre [feminine] (French), მომლაშო წყალი (momlašo c̣q̇ali) (Georgian), ნაკლებად მარილიანი წყალი (naḳlebad mariliani c̣q̇ali) (Georgian), Brackwasser [neuter] (German), ilma salmastru [masculine] (Maltese), brakkvann [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), brakkvatn [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), apă salmastră [feminine] (Romanian), agua salobre [feminine] (Spanish), brackvatten [neuter] (Swedish)

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