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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"They have not been abandoned. They have everything on the boat -- electricity, fresh water and food," he said.
From Barron's
Complicating matters, he adds, is that there are no fresh water sources, which could make the animal's welfare dependent on human intervention.
From BBC
They stopped to refill with fresh water, dropping anchor in a cove on the island of Karkara.
From Literature
Soon, she’ll be released back into the San Gabriel River, where she was found and where a population of her kind resides — in a stretch where salt and fresh water comingle.
From Los Angeles Times
They give us copper basins filled with fresh water.
From Literature
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