brackish water

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brackish water

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noun brackish waters · brackishwater

  1. uncountable, usually Water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater. White Slough is a large tidal wetland full of brackish water from the Napa River that flows into the city of Vallejo from under Highway 37.

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noun water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater

Españolagua salobre
日本語汽水 kisui
Françaiseau saumâtre
DeutschBrackwasser
Românăapă salmastră

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@misc{brackish_water_2026,
  title = {brackish water},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brackish%20water},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}