freshwater
IPA: frˈɛʃwɔtɝ
noun
- (countable) A body of fresh water
- A place name:
- A large village and civil parish in the west of the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ3387).
- A settlement on Bell Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- A designated place at Conception Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador.
- A neighbourhood of Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador.
- An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States.
- A northern suburb of Sydney in Northern Beaches council area, New South Wales, Australia.
- A suburb of Cairns in Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.
- A surname.
- Alternative spelling of fresh water [Water with a very low content of dissolved salt, as opposed to brackish water or salt water.]
adjective
- 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.
fresh water
IPA: frˈɛʃwˈɔtɝ
noun
- Water with a very low content of dissolved salt, as opposed to brackish water or salt water.
fresh-water
IPA: frˈɛʃwɔtɝ
adjective
- Alternative spelling of freshwater [Living in fresh water.]
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