Definition of "fresh-water" []

• Alternative spelling of freshwater. (adjective)

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• "Water authorities in Vladivostok said fresh-water mussels installed in the city's water-purification plant to detect heavy-metal pollution also protect against radiation."
• "Also, there was the small matter of a roof leak during a rainstorm somewhere around Bloomsburg, Pa., and the more significant issue that our fully filled fresh-water tank mysteriously went dry without us having washed a single dish, or even used the lavatory, let alone taken a long, leisurely shower."
• "A second child has died this month from a fresh-water amoeba infection."