freshwater

or 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.

  1. small, provincial, or little known: a freshwater college.

  2. Obsolete. untrained or of little experience.

Origin of freshwater

1
First recorded in 1520–30; fresh + water

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Other definitions for fresh water (2 of 2)

fresh water

noun
  1. water that does not contain a large amount of salt.

  2. inland water, as ponds, lakes, or streams, that is not salt.

Origin of fresh water

2
before 900; Middle English; Old English

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How to use freshwater in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for freshwater

freshwater

/ (ˈfrɛʃˌwɔːtə) /


noun(modifier)
  1. of, relating to, or living in fresh water

  2. (esp of a sailor who has not sailed on the sea) unskilled or inexperienced

  1. US small and little known: a freshwater school

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Scientific definitions for freshwater

freshwater

[ frĕshwô′tər ]


  1. Consisting of or living in water that is not salty.

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