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brackish [′brak·ish] (hydrology) Of water, having salinity values ranging from approximately 0.50 to 17.00 parts per thousand. Of water, having less salt than sea water, but undrinkable. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| He turns with disgust from the mouldy corn before him, and the brackish water in his little trough. As they crept on, the wind came to them with a brackish flavour, salt with the sea. Beyond the plain and across a low bluff they came upon water-- brackish, ill-smelling stuff in a shallow water hole, the sides and bottom of which were trampled by the feet of many beasts. |
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