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salt water (salt·wa·ter)
 salt water (saltwater)
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- pronunciation:
- sawlt
waw
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| definition 1: |
water with naturally occurring salt in it, such as the water in an ocean.
Certain kinds of fish live only in salt water.Most lakes contain fresh water, but some, such as the Great Salt Lake in Utah, consist of salt water.- antonyms:
- fresh water
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| definition 2: |
water to which salt has been added for a particular purpose.
My mother's remedy for a sore throat was to gargle with salt water. |
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