freshwater


2freshwater

adj

Definition of FRESHWATER

1
: of, relating to, being, or living in freshwater
2
: accustomed to navigating only in inland waters <a freshwater sailor>; also : unskilled
3
: inland and usually provincial <a freshwater college>

First Known Use of FRESHWATER

1528

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