FRESH WATER
Dictionary entry overview: What does fresh water mean? • FRESH WATER (noun)
The noun FRESH WATER has 1 sense:
1. water that is not salty
Familiarity information: FRESH WATER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FRESH WATER (noun)
Meaning:
Water that is not salty
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
fresh water; freshwater
Hypernyms ("fresh water" is a kind of...):
H2O; water (binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fresh water"):
rain; rainwater (drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds)
Antonym:
saltwater (water containing salts)
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