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blue-water

American  
[bloo-waw-ter, -wot-er] / ˈbluˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /

adjective

  1. designed to operate on and range over the open sea; oceangoing.

    a bluewater navy that can be dispatched throughout the world, far from its home base.

Etymology

Origin of blue-water

First recorded in 1900–05

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