freshwater

or fresh-wa·ter

[ fresh-waw-ter, -wot-er ]

/ ˈfrɛʃˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /

adjective

of or living in water that is fresh or not salt: freshwater fish.

accustomed to fresh water only, and not to the sea: a freshwater sailor.

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

Obsolete. untrained or of little experience.

Origin of freshwater

First recorded in 1520–30; fresh + water

Words nearby freshwater

freshmanic, freshman week, freshness date, fresh out of, fresh-run, freshwater, freshwater drum, freshwater pearl, fresnel, Fresnel biprism, Fresnel lens

Definition for freshwater (2 of 2)

fresh water

noun

water that does not contain a large amount of salt.

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

Origin of fresh water

before 900; Middle English; Old English

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Example sentences from the Web for freshwater

Immovable Israeli colonies sit atop Palestinian freshwater reserves in the West Bank.
Old Problems and New Realities|Ahmed Moor|November 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Very little is known of the freshwater fishes of the early Tertiaries.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3|Various
The clay is probably a freshwater deposit formed in fairly deep water.
The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight|J. Cecil Hughes
They consist chiefly of sands and clays of aeolian and freshwater origin.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4|Various

Turtles were abundant on the coast, and a freshwater tortoise was found inland.
Journals Of Two Expeditions Of Discovery In North-West And Western Australia, Vol. 1 (of 2)|George Grey
Genius was all in all for us—officialdom and conventionality in general were unpopular in Freshwater.
Tennyson and His Friends|Various

British Dictionary definitions for freshwater

freshwater

/ (ˈfrɛʃˌwɔːtə) /

noun (modifier)

of, relating to, or living in fresh water

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

US small and little knowna freshwater school

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Scientific definitions for freshwater

freshwater

[ frĕsh′wô′tər ]

Consisting of or living in water that is not salty.

单词	freshwater
释义	freshwater or fresh-wa·ter [ fresh-waw-ter, -wot-er ] / ˈfrɛʃˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər / adjective of or living in water that is fresh or not salt: freshwater fish. accustomed to fresh water only, and not to the sea: a freshwater sailor. small, provincial, or little known: a freshwater college. Obsolete. untrained or of little experience. Origin of freshwater First recorded in 1520–30; fresh + water Words nearby freshwater freshmanic, freshman week, freshness date, fresh out of, fresh-run, freshwater, freshwater drum, freshwater pearl, fresnel, Fresnel biprism, Fresnel lens Definition for freshwater (2 of 2) fresh water noun water that does not contain a large amount of salt. inland water, as ponds, lakes, or streams, that is not salt. Origin of fresh water before 900; Middle English; Old English Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for freshwater Immovable Israeli colonies sit atop Palestinian freshwater reserves in the West Bank. Old Problems and New Realities\|Ahmed Moor\|November 22, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Very little is known of the freshwater fishes of the early Tertiaries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3\|Various The clay is probably a freshwater deposit formed in fairly deep water. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight\|J. Cecil Hughes They consist chiefly of sands and clays of aeolian and freshwater origin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4\|Various Turtles were abundant on the coast, and a freshwater tortoise was found inland. Journals Of Two Expeditions Of Discovery In North-West And Western Australia, Vol. 1 (of 2)\|George Grey Genius was all in all for us—officialdom and conventionality in general were unpopular in Freshwater. Tennyson and His Friends\|Various British Dictionary definitions for freshwater freshwater / (ˈfrɛʃˌwɔːtə) / noun (modifier) of, relating to, or living in fresh water (esp of a sailor who has not sailed on the sea) unskilled or inexperienced US small and little knowna freshwater school Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for freshwater freshwater [ frĕsh′wô′tər ] Consisting of or living in water that is not salty. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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