freshwater

American  

[fresh-waw-ter, -wot-er] / ˈfrɛʃˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /

Or fresh-water

adjective

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. Obsolete.  untrained or of little experience.

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freshwater British  

/ ˈfrɛʃˌwɔːtə /

noun

1. of, relating to, or living in fresh water

2. (esp of a sailor who has not sailed on the sea) unskilled or inexperienced

3. small and little known

   a freshwater school

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freshwater Scientific  

/ frĕsh′wô′tər /

1. Consisting of or living in water that is not salty.

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Etymology

Origin of freshwater

First recorded in 1520–30; fresh + water

Example Sentences

A crowd of people at Gordon Park in Cleveland watched as Fischer cut the freshwater fish open, and found weights and walleye fillets stuffed inside.

From Seattle Times

Even so, DLE still requires large volumes of freshwater to filter lithium from underground brine.

From Reuters

Scottish freshwater pearls were said to be popular with royals and the Romans, and there was one man who knew more about them than anyone else.

From BBC

It’s a reality the family has faced for 11 years since nitrate levels in San Lucas’ only freshwater well spiked to dangerous levels.

From Seattle Times

Maryland’s portion of the bay is more sensitive than Virginia’s to intense runoff from storms because it sits closer to the freshwater Susquehanna River.

From Washington Post