单词 | open water |
释义 | open waternoun plural open waters : water that is clear of obstacles to passage or view : water that is open (see open entry 1 sense 7a) The word marsh conjures up a mental picture of a soggy, flat area filled with cattails and other herbaceous vegetation, with ducks sitting on patches of open water. Robert H. Mohlenbrock often, specifically : water that is free of ice When the river froze in the fall, a mile of open water had been left between two mighty jams. Jack London Polynyas were areas of persistent open water, found throughout the circumpolar arctic, places kept ice-free by currents and wind patterns. David R. Masiel Because the penguins feed in the ocean, they typically set up colonies near open water and must establish new nests when the coastline becomes covered in … ice. Science News |
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