Meaning of open water | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An expanse of an ocean, sea, or large lake which is distant from shore and devoid of nearby islands or other obstructions.
   uncountable, usually
2. In a river, pond, or other small body of water, an area of surface unobstructed by aquatic vegetation, boulders, and the like, adequate for navigation or swimming.
   uncountable, usually
3. An area of an ocean, sea, lake, or river which is not covered by ice.
   Canada, uncountable, usually

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Examples

“Gaining the more open water, the bracing breeze waxed fresh; the little Moss tossed the quick foam from her bows, as a young colt his snortings.”

“Willet sent the canoe through the open water between the tall reeds.”

“At the end of June, James Bay was generally open water except for loose ice persisting over its northwestern section.”

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