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Everything we think about regarding sustainability - from energy to agriculture to manufacturing to population - has a water footprint. Almost all of the water on Earth is salt water, and the remaining freshwater supplies are split between agricultural use and human use - as well as maintaining the existing natural environment.
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Meaning of "salt water" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SALT WATER

salt water  [sɔːlt ˈwɔːtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SALT WATER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Salt water is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SALT WATER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of salt water in the English dictionary

The definition of salt water in the dictionary is water that contains a high proportion of salt, esp from the sea.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SALT WATER


backwater
ˈbækˌwɔːtə
blackwater
ˈblækˌwɔːtə
breakwater
ˈbreɪkˌwɔːtə
Bridgwater
ˈbrɪdʒˌwɔːtə
deepwater
ˈdiːpˈwɔːtə
dewater
diːˈwɔːtə
Drinkwater
ˈdrɪŋkˌwɔːtə
freshwater
ˈfrɛʃˌwɔːtə
headquarter
ˌhɛdˈkwɔːtə
overwater
ˌəʊvəˈwɔːtə
quarter
ˈkwɔːtə
rainwater
ˈreɪnˌwɔːtə
saltwater
ˈsɔːltˌwɔːtə
sweetwater
ˈswiːtˌwɔːtə
tidewater
ˈtaɪdˌwɔːtə
underwater
ˈʌndəˈwɔːtə
unwater
ʌnˈwɔːtə
wastewater
ˈweɪstˌwɔːtə
water
ˈwɔːtə
wild-water
waɪld ˈwɔːtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SALT WATER

salt cake
salt cellar
salt cod
salt dome
salt flat
salt lake
Salt Lake City
salt lick
salt marsh
salt mine
SALT negotiations
salt of the earth
salt out
salt pan
salt plug
salt pork
salt shaker
salt spoon
salt tax
salt-free

WORDS THAT END LIKE SALT WATER

above the water
bath water
blood is thicker than water
bottled water
distilled water
drinking water
fresh water
Greater
ground water
head of water
high water
holy water
in deep water
in hot water
like a fish out of water
mineral water
surface water
tap water
test the water
waste water
white water

Synonyms and antonyms of salt water in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «salt water» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SALT WATER

Find out the translation of salt water to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of salt water from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «salt water» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

盐水
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

agua salada
570 millions of speakers

English

salt water
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नमक पानी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المياه المالحة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

соленая вода
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

água salgada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লবণ পানি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´eau salée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

air garam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Salzwasser
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

塩水
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소금을 물
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

banyu asin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nước muối
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உப்பு நீர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खार पाणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tuzlu su
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acqua salata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

słona woda
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

солона вода
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sare de apă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θαλασσινό νερό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sout water
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

saltvatten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

saltvann
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of salt water

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SALT WATER»

The term «salt water» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.053 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SALT WATER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «salt water» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «salt water» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about salt water

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4 QUOTES WITH «SALT WATER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word salt water.
1
Jamais Cascio
Everything we think about regarding sustainability - from energy to agriculture to manufacturing to population - has a water footprint. Almost all of the water on Earth is salt water, and the remaining freshwater supplies are split between agricultural use and human use - as well as maintaining the existing natural environment.
2
Isak Dinesen
The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears or the sea.
3
Anthony Kiedis
I discovered surfing, which I absolutely fell in love with. That feels good and kind of keeps your body aligned, so does the salt water.
4
Samantha Stosur
I love anything that involves the ocean. Swimming, snorkelling or surfing are all fun, which distracts from your mind that you are actually doing a workout. Being outdoors in the sun and the salt water is great for freeing your mind and feeling alive.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SALT WATER»

Discover the use of salt water in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to salt water and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fundamentals of Salt Water Desalination
This book focuses on the processes widely used in industry, which include multistage flash desalination and reverse osmosis. Also, other desalination processes with attractive features and high potential are featured.
H.T. El-Dessouky, H.M. Ettouney, 2002
2
Sweet & Salt: Water and the Dutch ; [published in ...
There is a growing awareness that not just dikes and dams but natural processes too play a significant role in our security. This is the greatest challenge currently facing Dutch designers.
Tracy Metz, Maartje Van Den Heuvel, 2012
3
Salt Water
In the summer of 1963 I fell in love and my father drowned.... So begins this sweet, ominous novel by Charles Simmons.
Charles Simmons, 2012
4
Salt Water Tears: An Eyewitness Account of the Dolphin Drive ...
"A must read book for any activist who wants the real story behind the Japanese dolphin slaughter in Taiji. Len's account is both heartbreaking and heart-warming in equal measure." Pete Bethune - Earthrace Conservation Organisation
Len Varley, 2011
5
Inshore Salt Water Fishing: Learn from the Experts at Salt ...
INSHORE SALT WATER FISHING provides a wealth of information from the editors and authors at Salt Water Sportsman Magazine. These are the guys who are out there doing it, and they pass their knowledge on to you in the pages of this book.
Saltwater Sportsman Magazine, 2001
6
Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread ...
In Flour Water Salt Yeast, author Ken Forkish demonstrates that high-quality artisan bread and pizza is within the reach of any home baker.
Ken Forkish, 2012
7
Salt Water Fishing Tactics: Learn from the Experts at Salt ...
Experts such as Mark Sosin, Al Ristori, Bob McNally, George Poveromo, Pete Cooper, Jr., Lefty Kreh, Angelo Cuanang and many others guide you through the world of fishing in salt water.
Creative Publishing International, Editors of Creative Publishing, 1999
8
Salt-Water Ballads
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
John Masefield, 2009
9
Salt-water Moon
Though available in other formats, we are proud to bring you this acting edition.
David French, 1988
10
Salt Water: The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the ...
Reprint of the adventure novel originally released in 1857.
William H. G. Kingston, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SALT WATER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term salt water is used in the context of the following news items.
1
State building rock barrier to protect delta from salt water
The state began erecting a rock barrier Friday across a riverbed in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in an emergency effort to prevent salt water from ... «SFGate, May 15»
2
Greedy Environment Steals California's Water
This is one way to interpret the California Department of Water Resources' data .... The “hydraulic barrier” is fresh water flows devoted to keeping salt water from ... «Bloomberg View, May 15»
3
Liquid salt water may exist on Mars
Sen—Salty liquid water may exist close to the surface of Mars, according to a new study of data collected by NASA's Curiosity rover. The rover has found that, ... «Sen, Apr 15»
4
Lacey Spears: Mom Found Guilty of Poisoning Son With Salt Water
A New York jury convicted a mother of second-degree murder today in the salt-poisoning death of a five year old boy that prosecutors likened to “torture.”. «ABC News, Mar 15»
5
Pray Over Hot Salt Water, Then Bathe In It: An Anti-Ebola Ritual
So people prayed over hot salt water, then bathed in it as a way to prevent Ebola. That is bizarre. I didn't use the word bizarre. You did. Maybe unusual? «NPR, Aug 14»
6
Getting clean water from the sea, at a high price
Thermal, as the name implies, involves heating salt water and then distilling pure, drinkable water from the steam. And there's reverse osmosis, the process ... «CBS News, Feb 14»
7
31 in Florida infected by bacteria in salt water
The diagnosis: vibrio vulnificus, an infection caused by a bacteria found in warm salt water. It's in the same family of bacterium that causes cholera. So far this ... «Fox News, Oct 13»
8
Trickle of Salt Water -- on Mars
The lead scientist of a proposed new mission to drill into the subsurface Martian ice said the saltwater find is interesting, but probably not applicable for a search ... «Discovery News, Aug 11»
9
Pennsylvania Fracking Well Blows Out, Spewing Salt Water
Pennsylvania is where the first commercial oil well was developed - using a log cabin-style rig housing (as pictured). There were some spills and fires but the ... «Treehugger, Apr 11»
10
Salt Finding From NASA's Cassini Hints at Ocean Within Saturn Moon
"Potential plume sources on Enceladus are an active area of research with evidence continuing to converge on a possible salt water ocean," said Linda Spilker, ... «NASA, Jun 09»

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