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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fresh•wa•ter or fresh-wa•ter /ˈfrɛʃˌwɔtɚ, -ˌwɑtɚ/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- Zoologyof or living in or containing water that is not salty:freshwater fish; a freshwater lake.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: freshwater /ˈfrɛʃˌwɔːtə/ n (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 known: a freshwater school
fresh′ wa′ter, - water that does not contain a large amount of salt.
- inland water, as ponds, lakes, or streams, that is not salt.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English
fresh•wa•ter (fresh′wô′tər, -wot′ər),USA pronunciation adj. - Zoologyof 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.
- [Obs.]untrained or of little experience.
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