tidewater

[ tahyd-waw-ter, -wot-er ]
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noun
  1. water affected by the flow and ebb of the tide.

  2. the water covering tideland at flood tide.

Origin of tidewater

1
First recorded in 1765–75; tide1 + water

Words Nearby tidewater

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How to use tidewater in a sentence

  • The eyes of the two tidewater boys grew large, and both clinched their guns convulsively.

  • Others refused to testify concerning methods of fixing the price for anthracite coal at tidewater.

British Dictionary definitions for tidewater

tidewater

/ (ˈtaɪdˌwɔːtə) /


noun
  1. water that advances and recedes with the tide

  2. water that covers land that is dry at low tide

  1. US

    • coastal land drained by tidal streams

    • (as modifier): tidewater regions

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Scientific definitions for tidewater

tidewater

[ tīdwô′tər ]


  1. Water that inundates land at flood tide.

  2. Water affected by the tides, especially tidal streams.

  1. Low coastal land drained by tidal streams.

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