fresh·wa·ter

[fresh-waw-ter, -wot-er]
adjective
1.
of or living in water that is fresh or not salt: freshwater fish.
2.
accustomed to fresh water only, and not to the sea: a freshwater sailor.
3.
small, provincial, or little known: a freshwater college.
4.
Obsolete. untrained or of little experience.
Also, fresh-wa·ter.


Origin:
1520–30; fresh + water

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World English Dictionary
freshwater (ˈfrɛʃˌwɔːtə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  of, relating to, or living in fresh water
2.  (esp of a sailor who has not sailed on the sea) unskilled or inexperienced
3.  (US) small and little known: a freshwater school

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freshwater
also fresh water, 1520s, from fresh (1) + water
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Science Dictionary
freshwater   (frěsh'wô'tər)  Pronunciation Key 
Consisting of or living in water that is not salty.
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Example sentences
Increasing rainfall was originally meant to help with farming and freshwater
  supplies for the garrison.
Farmers and fishers would be in immediate conflict, especially over freshwater
  usage.
It is unknown exactly how many of the freshwater mussels were affected by the
  damage to their habitat.
Membrane-based desalination is usually considered only when freshwater supplies
  fail to meet demand.
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