estuary

nounmouth

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Synonyms for estuary

noun mouth

More words related to estuary

arm

noun. narrow body of water

bay

noun. shoreline indentation

canal

noun. waterway

cove

noun. inlet, small niche

inlet

noun. arm of the sea

marsh

noun. swamp

mouth

noun. opening

river

noun. waterway

rivers

noun. waterway

Word Origin & History

1530s, from Latin aestuarium "a tidal marsh or opening," from aestus "boiling (of the sea), tide, heat," from PIE *aidh- "to burn" (see edifice). Related: Estuaries; estuarine.

Example Sentences for estuary

Over the estuary of the Rhine River Stan met his first flak.

It was raw and damp as we rowed into the estuary at sunrise in search of the seals.

By three o'clock they had left the estuary of the Seine and entered the Channel.

The topsail and jib were spread, and the sloop glided out of the estuary.

It is across this estuary that the lower bridge has been built.

What had been sea at one period had been estuary or lake at another.

That obstacle is the estuary of the Medway, which Rochester guarded and possessed.

Do you see the sand, sea-weed, and shells yonder at the end of the estuary?

We came into the estuary of the Loire and halted, waiting for a pilot.

The estuary which leads from Harwich to the sea is long and tortuous.

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Synonyms for estuary

arm