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above-water

US/əˈbʌv ˈwɑ.tɚ/

above-water adjective: above the surface of the water.

Adjective

above-water (comparative more above-water, superlative most above-water)

  1. Above the surface of the water.
  2. Above the waterline of a ship.

Forms of above-water

comparativemore above-water
superlativemost above-water
alternative formabove water

Origin of above-water

From above + water.

Questions about above-water

What does above-water mean?
Above-water means above the surface of the water.
What part of speech is above-water?
Above-water is an adjective.
How do you pronounce above-water?
Above-water is pronounced /əˈbʌv ˈwɑ.tɚ/ (US).

Words near above-water in the dictionary

  1. above-said
  2. above-specified
  3. above-stairs
  4. above-the-fold
  5. above-the-neck rule
  6. above-water
  7. above-written
  8. aboveboard
  9. abovecited
  10. abovedeck
  11. abovedescribed

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