blue water

noun

: the open sea
blue-water adjective

Examples of blue water in a Sentence

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The expansive glass windows create a picture-perfect setting overlooking the clear blue water of Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada mountains. Paula Conway, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 The island is only 10 square miles at an elevation of less than 10 feet above sea level, according to National Geographic. Tuvalu, surrounded by blue waters, was formed around the Te Namo Lagoon, leaving only a ring of land for its less than 12,000 natives. Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024 The eye itself is actually a 164-foot-deep cave, which gives it a darker center, like a pupil, surrounded by electric blue waters like an iris. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2024 This is armchair travel at its finest: a kaleidoscope of rainbow beach umbrellas crowd the frame here; couples sunbathe on the rocky shores of the Amalfi there; behind it all, the dazzling blue waters of the Mediterranean, or Tyrrhenian Sea. Sophie Dodd, Bon Appétit, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blue water 

Word History

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blue water was in 1582

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“Blue water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20water. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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