estuary
Meaning
- A coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone.
- An ocean inlet also fed by fresh river water.
Synonyms
mouth of a river
river mouth
outfall
sea bottom
mouth of river
river outlet
branching bay
drowned river mouth
stream outlet
estuary firth
tidal stretch
tital zone
tidal compartment
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɛstjʊəɹi/
Etymology
From Latin aestuarium (“creek”, “estuary of a river”).
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