A freshwater lake contains water that is not salty, usually in contrast to the sea. Freshwater creatures live in water that is not salty.
...Lake Balaton, the largest freshwater lake in Europe.
The perch is a freshwater fish.
freshwater in British English
(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
3. US
small and little known
a freshwater school
freshwater in American English
(ˈfrɛʃˌwɔtər)
adjective
1.
of or living in water that is not salty
2.
a.
accustomed to sailing only on inland waters, not on the sea
a freshwater sailor
b.
unskilled
3.
a.
in or of the hinterland; inland
b. US
somewhat provincial or obscure
a freshwater college
Examples of 'freshwater' in a sentence
freshwater
In fact he doubted very much if this fast-flowing freshwater stream harboured denizens capable of inflicting such damage.
Anthony Masters CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
`There's no freshwater pond in this field, so far as I know," he said.
Bringle, Mary DEATH OF AN UNKNOWN MAN (2001)
In other languages
freshwater
British English: freshwater ADJECTIVE
A freshwater lake contains water that is not salty.
...the largest freshwater lake in the country.
American English: freshwater
Brazilian Portuguese: de água doce
Chinese: 淡水的
European Spanish: de agua dulce
French: d'eau douce
German: Süßwasser-
Italian: d'acqua dolce
Japanese: 淡水の
Korean: 담수의
European Portuguese: de água doce
Latin American Spanish: de agua dulce
All related terms of 'freshwater'
freshwater eel
any of a family (Anguillidae) of eels that live in streams , lakes, etc. and migrate to the sea to spawn
freshwater pearl
any of the small pearls produced esp. by freshwater mussels
freshwater shrimp
any of various chiefly marine decapod crustaceans of the genus Crangon and related genera, having a slender flattened body with a long tail and a single pair of pincers
seaweed
Seaweed is a plant that grows in the sea. There are many kinds of seaweed.
sand shrimp
any of various chiefly marine decapod crustaceans of the genus Crangon and related genera, having a slender flattened body with a long tail and a single pair of pincers
shrimp
Shrimps are small shellfish with long tails and many legs .