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The definition of an estuary is an area where one or more rivers meet an ocean or sea.
(noun)An example of an estuary is Chesapeake Bay.
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See estuary in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun pl. estuaries
an inlet or arm of the sea; esp., the lower portion or wide mouth of a river, where the salty tide meets the freshwater current
Origin: L aestuarium < aestus, the tide, orig., a boiling, akin to aestas, summer heat: see estival
Related Forms:
- estuarial adjective
See estuary in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. es·tu·ar·ies
- The part of the wide lower course of a river where its current is met by the tides.
- An arm of the sea that extends inland to meet the mouth of a river.
Origin:
Origin: Latin aestuārium
Origin: , from aestus, tide, surge, heat
.Related Forms:
- esˌtu·arˈi·al (-ârˈē-əl) adjective
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