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tidewater definition

tide·water (tīd′wôt′ər)

noun

  1. water brought into an area by the action of the rising tide
  2. ☆ water that is affected by the tide, as a stream along a coastline
  3. ☆ an area in which water is affected by the tide
  4. ☆ the English dialect of E Virginia

adjective

  1. of or along a tidewater
  2. ☆ of (the) Tidewater
Tidewater definition

Tide·water (tīd′wôt′ər)

the E part of Virginia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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