fresh water: Meaning and Definition of

fresh' wa'ter

1. water that does not contain a large amount of salt.
2. inland water, as ponds, lakes, or streams, that is not salt.

fresh•wa•ter

1. of or living in water that is fresh or not salt: freshwater fish.
2. accustomed to fresh water only, and not to the sea: a freshwater sailor.
3. small, provincial, or little known: a freshwater college.
4. untrained or of little experience.