how to pronounce groundwater

/ˈɡɹaʊndˌwɑːtɚ/

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groundwater is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of groundwater in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… exploitation of the groundwater for for …”

meanings of groundwater

noun:

Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.

groundwater frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word groundwater occurs in english on average 1.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.