Used in a Sentence

freshwater

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for freshwater.

Editorial note

The distinction is usually referred to as saltwater vs freshwater economists (referring to the geographical location of the university's).

Examples12
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A large village and civil parish in the west of the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ3387).

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of freshwater gathered in one view.

noun

A large village and civil parish in the west of the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ3387).

noun

A settlement on Bell Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

noun

A designated place at Conception Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for freshwater.

noun

A large village and civil parish in the west of the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ3387).

noun

A settlement on Bell Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

noun

A designated place at Conception Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador.

noun

A neighbourhood of Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Example sentences

1

The distinction is usually referred to as saltwater vs freshwater economists (referring to the geographical location of the university's).

2

Looking at the proposed map of the canal how does this work when Lake Nicaragua [1] is freshwater?

3

Same goes in economics and a large degree to why Keynes was thrown out by freshwater schools in the 70s.

4

A tiny fraction of the world's water evaporates from oceans and falls as freshwater precipitation.

5

Whatever happened to the idea of tugging broken off icebergs as source of freshwater.

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GatĂșn Lake of the Panama Canal is also freshwater, at 26m elevation.

7

Harbors generally are freshwater, and boundaries between fresh and sea water are innumerable, if you stop and think about it for a few seconds.

8

How well could an ocean-going ship float in freshwater lake Nicaragua?

9

As I noted at the time, fixing a roiling cesspit by draining it into the freshwater supply is hardly a solution.

10

In other locations the source water is brackish groundwater, wastewater, process water or any other local impaired water source that can be converted to freshwater using solar energy.

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Does water-powered hydrogren power consume freshwater?

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Generally, the big risk with elevated freshwater lakes connected to the sea by locks isn't saltwater contamination, but the disastrous flood that would happen if all the lock gates were opened at the same time.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use freshwater in a sentence?

The distinction is usually referred to as saltwater vs freshwater economists (referring to the geographical location of the university's).

What does freshwater mean?

A large village and civil parish in the west of the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ3387).

What part of speech is freshwater?

freshwater is commonly used as noun.