Usually means: Unenclosed, unobstructed water bodies, natural.
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  1. open water: Merriam-Webster
  2. open water: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. open-water: Wordnik
  4. open water: Wiktionary
  5. Open Water (album), Open Water (film), Open Water, Open water: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. open water: Encyclopedia

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  1. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (open water)

noun:  An expanse of an ocean, sea, or large lake which is distant from shore and devoid of nearby islands or other obstructions.
noun:  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.
noun:  (chiefly Canada) An area of an ocean, sea, lake, or river which is not covered by ice.

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