Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Pertaining to, yielding, produced by, living in, or situated on water that is fresh or not salt: as, fresh-water deposits; fresh-water fish.
- Accustomed to sail on fresh water only, as on lakes and rivers: as, a fresh-water sailor.
- Raw; untrained: as, “fresh-water soldiers,”
Wiktionary
- adj. alternative spelling of freshwater.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Of, pertaining to, or living in, water which is not salty
- adj. Accustomed to sail on fresh water only; unskilled as a seaman.
- adj. colloq. Unskilled; raw.
WordNet 3.0
- n. water that is not salty
- n. water that is not salty
Examples
“Water authorities in Vladivostok said fresh-water mussels installed in the city's water-purification plant to detect heavy-metal pollution also protect against radiation.”
The Wall Street Journal: Russian Officials Enlist Mussels to Track Radiation
“Also, there was the small matter of a roof leak during a rainstorm somewhere around Bloomsburg, Pa., and the more significant issue that our fully filled fresh-water tank mysteriously went dry without us having washed a single dish, or even used the lavatory, let alone taken a long, leisurely shower.”
“A second child has died this month from a fresh-water amoeba infection.”
The Huffington Post: Amoeba Parasite Takes Second Victim In Past Month (VIDEO)
“Democrats don't necessary oppose the project; however they argue that the plans for the pipeline may need to be rerouted to avoid going through environmentally sensitive areas, including fresh-water reserves.”
The Huffington Post: Meredith Bagby: Fight Over Payroll Tax Plays Like Muppet Movie
“To combat coastal erosion, which claims 25-35 square miles of land a year in Louisiana, the state and the Corps of Engineers have built fresh-water diversion projects along the Mississippi meant to mimic the natural flooding action of the river.”
The Wall Street Journal: Man and Nature vs. Louisiana's Oystermen
“The world's population, which was two billion at the start of the 20th century, is forecast to increase to nine billion people by 2050, while fresh-water supplies remain flat.”
“Some suggest that these could be fresh-water seals, like those found in Quebec at Seal Lake.”
“My room, #28, was really a two-room suite in a wee pastel cottage that fronted a fresh-water pool shared by just a few other cottages.”
The Huffington Post: Jeanine Barone: A Pristine Bahamas Without the Glitz
“The Okaloosa darter roams the base's fresh-water streams, though "roams" might be a bit of an exaggeration when discussing an endangered species.”
“Kimimasa Mayama/EPA Sasaki, 61, a shijimi common fresh-water clam fisherman, finds his truck among debris.”
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Adjectival Arcana
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