waters

4 definitions • 20 examples

the area of sea near to and belonging to a particular country:

St Lucia depends on its clean coastal waters for its income.

These fish are native to Australian waters.

They rejected any new nuclear bases on British soil or in British waters.

The ship was last sighted in Russian waters.

All the fish were caught in local waters.

the water contained in a particular lake, river, or part of the sea:

In the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico, oil rigs attract fish.

Tney found themselves stranded in shark-infested waters.

Scientists discovered that even the deepest waters are heating up.

The islands are lapped by turquoise waters.

We watched the green waters of the Atlantic breaking on the Namibian coast.

the liquid that surrounds a baby inside the womb (= the organ in the body in which a baby develops before birth):

At 3 a.m. her waters broke, and the baby was born soon after.

She continued working, even after her waters had broken.

The baby was distressed and there was meconium in her waters.

The baby came so fast that its mother's waters didn't break.

After my waters broke, I had a strong urge to push.

water from a spring, especially when used in the past for drinking or swimming in, in order to improve the health:

take the waters People used to come to this city to take (= drink or swim in) the waters.

People still come to the town to take the waters.

The waters were thought to have healing properties.

The whole family travelled to the springs every year for the waters.

People come to Buxton from all over the world to take the waters.