Freshwater
A village on the Isle of Wight
freshwater (not comparable)
Living in fresh water.
Consisting of fresh water.
(nautical) Unskilled as a seaman.
(economics) neoclassical, in reference to U.S. macroeconomics and economics departments near the Great Lakes.
Synonym: sweetwater
freshwater (countable and uncountable, plural freshwaters)
(countable) A body of fresh water
Alternative spelling of fresh water
Source: Wiktionary
Fresh"-wa`ter, a.
1. Of, pertaining to, or living in, water not salt; as, fresh-water geological deposits; a fresh-water fish; fresh-water mussels.
2. Accustomed to sail on fresh water only; unskilled as a seaman; as, a fresh-water sailor.
3. Unskilled; raw. [Colloq.] "Fresh-water soldiers." Knolles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
