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Estuary

Estuary Meaning & Definition
Estuary Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Estuary?

[n] the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix

Synonyms | Synonyms for Estuary:

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See Also | body of water | firth | La Plata | Para | Para River | Plata River | Rio de la Plata | river | water

Estuary In Webster's Dictionary

\Es"tu*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Estuaries}. [L. aestuarium, from aestuare to surge. See {Estuate}.] [Written also {[ae]stuary}.] 1. A place where water boils up; a spring that wells forth. [Obs.] --Boyle. 2. A passage, as the mouth of a river or lake, where the tide meets the current; an arm of the sea; a frith. it to the sea was often by long and wide estuaries. --Dana.
\Es"tu*a*ry\, a. Belonging to, or formed in, an estuary; as, estuary strata. --Lyell.

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