saltie
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noun- 1.
(Australia, informal)A saltwater crocodile.
1998, Romulus Whitaker, Zai Whitaker, Crocodile Fever: Wildlife Adventures in New Guinea, Orient Longman, India, page 8, ‘Salties’ typically live in and around the coastal mangroves but are not uncommon hundreds of kilometres inland. A saltie grows to around seven metres in length and is the main Asian crocodile responsible for attacks on humans.
- 2.
(Canada, US)(Canada, US, nautical) An ocean-going ship that enters the Great Lakes via the St. Lawrence Seaway.
Ah, but when will the first oceangoing boat arrive [in Duluth, Minnesota]? . . . In 2015, the first saltie to arrive was the Malta-flagged Kom, which arrived April 13 with a Bulgarian crew to load durum wheat headed for Italy.
- 3.
The saltwater fluke or dab.
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