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freshwater Definition

fresh·water (fres̸h′wôt′ər)

adjective

  1. of or living in water that is not salty
    1. accustomed to sailing only on inland waters, not on the sea a freshwater sailor
    2. unskilled
    1. in or of the hinterland; inland
    2. ☆ somewhat provincial or obscure a freshwater college

freshwater Usage Examples

Converse of subject

  • feed: With its own wide, sandy beach, it also has direct frontage onto a lake fed by freshwater springs.
  • dilute: The outer parts of these systems are little diluted by freshwater and typically conform to Annex I type 1160 Large shallow inlets and bays.

Converse of object

  • pearl: Expertly handcrafted using crystals, pearls, freshwater pearls and porcelain roses.
  • include: Insects occur in all possible terrestrial habitats including freshwater, deserts and Polar Regions.
  • use: Agriculture already uses two-thirds of all freshwater used by humans.
  • enter: Not generally a problem in farmed fish, only wild fish as they enter freshwater to spawn.
  • contain: Sutherland contains freshwaters with examples of these unique strains as does the Borders where some streams also hold comparatively undiluted strains.
  • inhabit: It has a semi-aquatic lifestyle, and inhabits freshwater, either slow-running rivers or lochs.

Adjective modifier

  • terrestrial: Invasive organisms, pests and diseases threaten food and agricultural systems and critical terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems and environmental services.
  • natural: Natural freshwater springs attract a host of superb tropical birds, lizards and iguanas.
  • large: Nariva, the largest freshwater swamp in Trinidad, also has an excellent mangrove area.
  • available: Humans now use between 40 % and 50 % of all available freshwater running off the land.
  • tropical: Learn about all the world's oceans, as well as rainforest, tropical freshwater, seashores and beaches.
  • other: This corresponds well with the single date known from Loch Awe and in general with the dates produced from other mainland freshwater Loch bodies.

Modifies a noun

  • mussel: The new SSSI status is to help protect the unique freshwater mussel, which in the past produced a freshwater pearl for the Queen.
  • pearl: The new SSSI status is to help protect the unique freshwater mussel, which in the past produced a freshwater pearl for the Queen.
  • shrimp: Freshwater shrimp can only live in fairly clean water with lots of oxygen.
  • fishery: For freshwater fisheries, this option is simply not viable.
  • lake: Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world with a mean depth of 160 meters.
  • ecosystem: Research has shown that metals in the food chain are the most likely long term cause of metal accumulation by fish in freshwater ecosystems.