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blue-water

blue-wa·ter
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bloo waw-ter, wot-er]
    • /blu ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bloo waw-ter, wot-er]
    • /blu ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər/

Definitions of blue-water word

  • adjective blue-water designed to operate on and range over the open sea; oceangoing: a bluewater navy that can be dispatched throughout the world, far from its home base. 1
  • adjective blue-water Alternative spelling of blue water; (attributive use of noun). 0

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Origin of blue-water

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05

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Parts of speech for Blue-water

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

blue-water popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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