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freshwater

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fresh·wa·ter  (frshwôtr, -wtr)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, living in, or consisting of water that is not salty: freshwater fish; freshwater lakes.
2. Situated away from the sea; inland.
3. Nautical Accustomed to sailing on inland waters only: a freshwater sailor.
freshwater
Adjective
of or living in fresh water
freshwater  (frshwôtr)
Consisting of or living in water that is not salty.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.freshwater - water that is not salty
fresh water
H2O, water - binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
rainwater, rain - drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
condensate - a product of condensation
Translations
freshwater [ˈfrɛʃwɔːtəʳ] adj [fish] → de agua dulce
freshwater [ˈfrɛʃwɔːtəʳ] fresh adj [fish] → d'eau douce
freshwater [ˈfrɛʃwɔːtəʳ] fresh adj (fish etc) → Süßwasser-
freshwater [ˈfrɛʃwɔːtəʳ] adj [fish] → d'acqua dolce


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Yet I will promise you that on our way we shall find time to pass Freshwater and to prevail upon these rovers to leave you in peace.
The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
But after some preliminary remarks, I will discuss a few of the most striking classes of facts; namely, the existence of the same species on the summits of distant mountain-ranges, and at distant points in the arctic and antarctic regions; and secondly (in the following chapter), the wide distribution of freshwater productions; and thirdly, the occurrence of the same terrestrial species on islands and on the mainland, though separated by hundreds of miles of open sea.
The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context
But the cliffs of Freshwater it shall never touch, and the island will guard the Island's purity till the end of time.
Howards End by Forster, E. M. View in context
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