name
Meaning 1
Estuary English
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Usage: colloquial
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name
Estuary English
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
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noun
A coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone.
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noun
An ocean inlet also fed by fresh river water.
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noun
the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix
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Broader terms: body of water, water
Narrower terms: firth, Humber, Para, Para River, Rio de la Plata, La Plata, Plata River
History
From Latin aestuarium (“creek”, “estuary of a river”).
Across languages
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