kluuvi

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • (geography) A shallow body of fresh or slightly brackish water typical for some coastal regions of the Baltic Sea; a former sea bay which has been separated from the sea in the process of postglacial rebound. Typically a kluuvi has no catchment basin of any significance, and it gets new water only through direct precipitation or occasionally from the sea when the sea water level is high.

Etymology

Derived from Swedish glo.

Origin

Swedish

glo

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