"open water" meaning in English

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Noun

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': 64 5 31
  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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 69 7 Disambiguation of 'unobstructed water surface': 10 80 10
  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': 5 10 84

Inflected forms

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