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meltwater
(melt|water)
Pronunciation:
/ˈmɛltwɔːtə(r)/
noun
[
mass noun
]
(also
meltwaters
)
water formed by the melting of snow and ice, especially from a glacier:
meltwater lies in pools on the frozen ground
glacial meltwaters gathered on a thick bed of boulder clay
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