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Skilled pilots operate these planes to scoop up 1,500 gallons of seawater at 100 miles per hour and drop it precisely onto wildfires, weather permitting.
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John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Video Image Image All that extra seawater washing in has also made parts of the lake saltier.
—Charlie Cordero, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
In the depths of the ocean where the Earth’s crust meets the freezing water, chemicals leak into the seawater through cracks and fissures called cold seeps.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Outside, on the picnic table, the Professor tries to recharge the dead batteries to the radio with seawater and a bamboo tube.
—Mark Richard, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Video Image Image All that extra seawater washing in has also made parts of the lake saltier.
—Charlie Cordero, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
In the depths of the ocean where the Earth’s crust meets the freezing water, chemicals leak into the seawater through cracks and fissures called cold seeps.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Outside, on the picnic table, the Professor tries to recharge the dead batteries to the radio with seawater and a bamboo tube.
—Mark Richard, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Seawater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seawater. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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seawater
noun
sea·wa·ter
ˈsē-ˌwȯt-ər 
-ˌwät-
: water in or from the sea
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