estuary
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- noun
- /ˈɛstjuːˌɛri/
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estuario
- The Amazon River has one of the largest estuaries in the world, where freshwater meets the ocean.
- coastal estuaries
- river estuary
- tidal estuaries
They know about tides and estuaries and brackish water versus freshwater.
- They know about tides and estuaries and brackish water versus freshwater.
- And these estuaries and inverse estuary circulations are all thermahaline circulations.
- And these estuaries where red tide hasn't affected and can't affect because red tide is salt water.
Examples
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It's on the Indian River, and it opens up to this big estuary.
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Remember the Hudson is an estuary where the water flows in then flows out.
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It's the biggest estuary in America.
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"You should go up to the estuary," I said to him.
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There is one installed right now right here at the entrance of this estuary here in Northern Ireland.
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Report just come in from the Thames Estuary, sir.
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One of the most beautiful estuaries in all of America.
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That is why restoring this estuary is so important.
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I found the most beautiful clams down by the estuary.
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And so here we are, a year later, to celebrate this beautifully restored estuary, a project so important to the future of the Everglades.
Synonyms
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A long narrow part of the sea that goes into the land
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Etymology
The word estuary comes from the Latin root aestus, meaning 'tide' or 'surge', and came into English through Old French. So an estuary is the place where a river meets the sea and the tides push in, mixing salt water with fresh water, which explains why estuaries are wide and always changing.