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Freshwater definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FRESH'WATER, a.
1. Accustomed to sail on freshwater only, or in the coasting trade; as a freshwater sailor.
2. Raw; unskilled.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: water that is not salty [syn: fresh water, freshwater] [ant: brine, saltwater, seawater]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Date: 14th century water that is not salty especially when considered as a natural resource II. adjective Date: 1528 1. of, relating to, being, or living in freshwater 2. accustomed to navigating only in inland waters <a freshwater sailor>; also unskilled 3. inland and usually provincial <a freshwater college>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 of or found in fresh water; not of the sea. 2 US (esp. of a school or college) rustic or provincial. Phrases and idioms: freshwater flea = DAPHNIA.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

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. ADJ: ADJ n