tidewater

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