fresh water
Americannoun
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water that does not contain a large amount of salt.
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inland water, as ponds, lakes, or streams, that is not salt.
Etymology
Origin of fresh water
before 900; Middle English; Old English
Example Sentences
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Because, as we all now know, bull sharks can survive in salt and fresh water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
When his fresh water ran out on July 11, he collected drinking water by filling buckets with seawater and capturing the condensation beneath plastic bags he stretched over the buckets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Their solar powered desalination system produces fresh water efficiently, operates without chemical pretreatment, and avoids creating brine waste.
From Science Daily ● May 31, 2026
In the heat, the donkeys are covered by a shade, with plenty of fresh water to keep them cool, and when at home they live in a "huge shed" or out at pasture.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
A ripple of clean fresh water spread out from the break, as if all the pollution in the bay were being dissolved.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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