FRESHWATER

Proper noun

Freshwater

A village on the Isle of Wight

Etymology

Adjective

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

Noun

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



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