freshwater : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: freshwater	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for freshwater
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
freshwater n water that is not salty Synonym(s): fresh water, freshwater Antonym(s): brine, saltwater, seawater
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fresh-water \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.] [bd]Fresh-water soldiers.[b8] --Knolles.