saltie

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A saltwater crocodile.

   “They like to spend their time in freshwater rivers in coastal waters. Saltwater crocodiles are fiercely territorial and fully mature male salties force younger and smaller salties into the ocean where they have to search for river systems.”

2. isim 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. isim The saltwater fluke or dab.