/ ˈfreʃwɔːtə(r); NAmE / adjective [ only before noun ]
1.
living in water that is not the sea and is not salty :
freshwater fish
2.
having water that is not salty :
freshwater lakes
—compare salt water
/ ˈfreʃwɔːtə(r); NAmE / adjective [ only before noun ]
1.
living in water that is not the sea and is not salty :
freshwater fish
2.
having water that is not salty :
freshwater lakes
—compare salt water
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005