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surface water

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Water collecting on the ground or in a stream, river, lake, sea or ocean, as opposed to groundwater.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: geography, natural-sciences

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: aigua de superfície — water collecting on the ground or in a body of water
  • Catalan: aigua superficial — water collecting on the ground or in a body of water
  • Danish: overfladevand — water collecting on the ground or in a body of water
  • Dutch: oppervlaktewater — water collecting on the ground or in a body of water
  • Estonian: pinnavesi — water collecting on the ground or in a body of water
  • Finnish: pintavesi — water collecting on the ground or in a body of water
  • French: eau de surface — water collecting on the ground or in a body of water
  • French: eau superficielle — water collecting on the ground or in a body of water
  • German: Oberflächenwasser — water collecting on the ground or in a body of water
  • Italian: acqua di superficie — water collecting on the ground or in a body of water
  • Maltese: ilma ġieri — water collecting on the ground or in a body of water
  • Māori: wai pātaua — water collecting on the ground or in a body of water
  • Norwegian Bokmål: overflatevann — water collecting on the ground or in a body of water
  • Romanian: apă de suprafață — water collecting on the ground or in a body of water
  • Spanish: agua superficial — water collecting on the ground or in a body of water
  • Swedish: ytvatten — water collecting on the ground or in a body of water