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open water (usually uncountable, plural open waters)

  1. An expanse of an ocean, sea, or large lake which is distant from shore and devoid of nearby islands or other obstructions.
  2. In a river, pond, or other small body of water, an area of surface unobstructed by aquatic vegetation, boulders, and the like, adequate for navigation or swimming.
    • 1916, Joseph A. Altsheler, chapter 1, in The Hunters of the Hills:
      Willet sent the canoe through the open water between the tall reeds.
  3. (chiefly Canada) An area of an ocean, sea, lake, or river which is not covered by ice.

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