brackish
pronunciation
How to pronounce brackish in British English:
UK [ˈbrækɪʃ]
How to pronounce brackish in American English:
US [ˈbrækɪʃ]
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- Adjective:
- slightly salty
Word Origin
- brackish (adj.)
- 1530s, from Scottish brack "salty" (see brack) + -ish. Related: Brackishness.
Example
- 1. By preference , they live in brackish swamps .
- 2. This brackish water isn 't much good for drinking .
- 3. Any of various edible north american web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water .
- 4. It can be grown on land that is otherwise too barren or unusable , and in water that is too polluted or brackish for any other human or agricultural purpose .
- 5. Nereis normally living in freshwater flow into coastal beach , intertidal zone to the subtidal zone in the sand and mud , while shanghai for close to the coast , most of the rivers in brackish water , it creates the environment for the growth of nereis .