brackish water

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Etymology

From brackish +‎ water.

Noun

brackish water (usually uncountable, plural brackish waters)

  1. (hydrology) Water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater.
    • 2026 January 13, Ryan Geller, “A homeless Vallejo resident owns the city’s largest encampment. Now he’s pressured to evict his neighbors”, in Vallejo Sun‎[1], archived from the original on 15 January 2026:
      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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