freshwater
noun
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Water with a very low content of dissolved salt, as opposed to brackish water or salt water.
noun
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A body of fresh water
adjective
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Living in fresh water.
Example: The trout is a freshwater fish.
Consisting of fresh water.
Example: Lake Baikal is the world's largest freshwater lake in terms of volume.
Unskilled as a seaman.
Example: a freshwater sailor
Neoclassical, in reference to U.S. macroeconomics and economics departments near the Great Lakes.
Synonyms:sweetwater