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brackish water

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: geography, hydrology, natural-sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From brackish + water.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: brakvand — water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater
  • Finnish: murtovesi — water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater
  • French: eau saumâtre — water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater
  • Georgian: მომლაშო წყალი (momlašo c̣q̇ali) — water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater
  • Georgian: ნაკლებად მარილიანი წყალი (naḳlebad mariliani c̣q̇ali) — water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater
  • German: Brackwasser — water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater
  • Indonesian: air payau — water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater
  • Japanese: 汽水 (kisui) — water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater
  • Maltese: ilma salmastru — water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater
  • Norwegian Bokmål: brakkvann — water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: brakkvatn — water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater
  • Romanian: apă salmastră — water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater
  • Spanish: agua salobre — water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater
  • Swedish: brackvatten — water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater
  • Tamil: உவர்நீர் (uvarnīr) — water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater
  • Thai: น้ํากร่อย — water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater