1. blue water - Noun
2. blue water - Adjective
blue water (countable and uncountable, plural blue waters)
The open ocean; deep seas.
After clearing the cape, they still had an hour's sailing to reach blue water.
blue-water (comparative more blue-water, superlative most blue-water)
Alternative spelling of blue water; (attributive use of noun):.
blue-water
Although it is involved in "brown-water" (riverine and coastal) operations, the navy's primary goal has been to become an effective "blue-water" navy, able to project power on the high seas. Source: Internet
BORDER PATROL: Michigan is home to two of the nation’s busiest border crossings: the Detroit-Windsor crossing and the Blue Water Bridge between Port Huron and Sarnia, Ontario (pictured). Source: Internet
A prime example, Roe said, was the Blue Water Navy Act, which finally passed the Senate unanimously last year and was signed into law after a full decade of work by Roe and others. Source: Internet
At the beginning of the 1980s, the Royal Navy was a force focused on blue-water anti-submarine warfare. Source: Internet
For example, by taking advantage of the strong local shipbuilding industry, the ROK Navy has embarked on a rigorous modernization plan with ambitions to become a blue-water navy by 2020. Source: Internet
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers arrested Earl Howard, 41, of Belwood, Ontario, without incident early Thursday on the Blue Water Bridge connecting Port Huron, Michigan, with Sarnia, Ont. Source: Internet