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estuary

[es-choo-er-ee] / ˈɛs tʃuˌɛr i /


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In the south of the Netherlands, beside a wide estuary, a village of around 1,100 people is likely to disappear from the map.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

The tidal Scheldt river estuary is the main maritime access route to Antwerp port, along with several narrower canals primarily used for inland navigation.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

For most metals, TRI values were below 1, indicating no significant non-carcinogenic risk for adults consuming these foods from the Doce River estuary.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

“That’s a clapper rail,” Mike said, an endangered bird that makes its home in the estuary.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

At the sampling trap in the estuary of the Miramichi the count of grilse was only a fourth as large in 1959 as the year before.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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