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estuary
[ es-choo-er-ee ]
noun
- that part of the mouth or lower course of a river in which the river's current meets the sea's tide.
- an arm or inlet of the sea at the lower end of a river.
estuary
/ ˌɛstjʊˈɛərɪəl; ˈɛstjʊərɪ /
noun
- the widening channel of a river where it nears the sea, with a mixing of fresh water and salt (tidal) water
- an inlet of the sea
estuary
/ ĕs′cho̅o̅-ĕr′ē /
- The wide lower course of a river where it flows into the sea. Estuaries experience tidal flows and their water is a changing mixture of fresh and salt.
- An arm of the sea that extends inland to meet the mouth of a river.
estuary
- A wide body of water formed where a large river meets the sea. It contains both fresh and salt water.
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Derived Forms
- estuarial, adjective
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Other Words From
- es·tu·ar·i·al [es-choo-, air, -ee-, uh, l], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of estuary1
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Example Sentences
Ghost Hawk arose like a mist from the estuary salt-marsh on the South Shore where she built her island home.
The estuary where religion and politics intersect is constantly changing.
Joseph paused for a few second, staring out across the estuary.
At 20 years old, Henry waded into an estuary and nearly drowned in an attempt to swim across.
Since then alluvial plains have filled this estuary to even beyond the original mouth.
Even in early historic times its estuary must have occupied a great part of the land on which stands modern Dover.
The harbour, formed by the estuary of the river and Yellow Mill Pond, an inlet, is excellent.
Yacht-building has always been vigorously carried on in the Great Estuary for three generations.
Towards the west it is skirted by a cliff, once washed by the estuary which separated the eastern portions of Norfolk and Suffolk.
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