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Freshwater — is a word that refers to bodies of water such as ponds, lakes, rivers and streams containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. In other words, the term excludes seawater and brackish water.Freshwater is an… … Wikipedia
freshwater — [fresh′wôt΄ər] adj. 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 ☆ … English World dictionary
freshwater — (adj.) also fresh water, 1520s, from FRESH (Cf. fresh) (1) + WATER (Cf. water) (n.1) … Etymology dictionary
freshwater — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of or found in fresh water; not of the sea … English terms dictionary
freshwater — /fresh waw teuhr, wot euhr/, adj. 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. 3. small, provincial, or little known: a freshwater college. 4. Obs … Universalium
freshwater — [[t]fre̱ʃwɔːtə(r)[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n 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… … English dictionary
Freshwater — This is an English surname. It is locational and originates either from the village of Freshwater on the Isle of Wight, then part of the county of Hampshire, or possibly from an area called Freshwater, in Pembrokeshire in South Wales, or from… … Surnames reference
Freshwater — 1 Original name in latin Freshwater Name in other language State code AU Continent/City Australia/Sydney longitude 33.77867 latitude 151.28569 altitude 18 Population 7872 Date 2011 06 04 2 Original name in latin Freshwater Name in other language… … Cities with a population over 1000 database
freshwater — fresh|wa|ter [ˈfreʃwo:tə US wo:tər, wa: ] adj [only before noun] 1.) having water that contains no salt →↑saltwater ▪ freshwater lakes 2.) living in water that contains no salt →↑saltwater ▪ freshwater crabs … Dictionary of contemporary English
freshwater — fresh|wa|ter [ freʃ,wɔtər ] adjective consisting of water that does not contain salt: a freshwater lake a. living in water that does not contain salt: freshwater fish ─ compare SALTWATER … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
