tidewater
the water covering tideland at flood tide.
Origin of tidewater
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How to use tidewater in a sentence
Collapsing tidewater glaciers often recede until they hit shallow water.
It’s done in shallow tidewater, and by wading along the long cord, multiple baited lines can be tended.
14 wild edibles you can pull right out of the ocean | By Bob McNally/Field & Stream | October 19, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThe Taliaferro family was a prominent one in tidewater Virginia.
Journal and Letters of Philip Vickers Fithian: A Plantation Tutor of the Old Dominion, 1773-1774. | Philip Vickers FithianThe falls are at the head of tidewater and flow over a black basalt cliff.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XXX | Joel PalmerThe Meeker case in 1911, concerning the cost of transporting coal to tidewater by the Lehigh Valley, is a good illustration.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. Ripley
The eyes of the two tidewater boys grew large, and both clinched their guns convulsively.
Erskine Dale--Pioneer | John FoxOthers refused to testify concerning methods of fixing the price for anthracite coal at tidewater.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. Ripley
British Dictionary definitions for tidewater
/ (ˈtaɪdˌwɔːtə) /
water that advances and recedes with the tide
water that covers land that is dry at low tide
US
coastal land drained by tidal streams
(as modifier): tidewater regions
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Scientific definitions for tidewater
[ tīd′wô′tər ]
Water that inundates land at flood tide.
Water affected by the tides, especially tidal streams.
Low coastal land drained by tidal streams.
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