adj. of, relating to, containing, inhabiting, or used in salt water
n. salt water; brine
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
n. water containing salts
Word Usage
"Few countries in the world face as immediate a threat from climate change as the Republic of Maldives, a low-lying group of atolls in the Indian Ocean whose coastline is eroding and whose water supplies are now being infiltrated by saltwater from the sea."