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estuary

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \ˈes-chə-ˌwer-ē, ˈesh-\
    • /ˈes.tjʊə.ri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ˈes-chə-ˌwer-ē, ˈesh-\

Definitions of estuary word

  • noun estuary The tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream. 1
  • noun estuary where river meets sea 1
  • countable noun estuary An estuary is the wide part of a river where it joins the sea. 0
  • noun estuary the widening channel of a river where it nears the sea, with a mixing of fresh water and salt (tidal) water 0
  • noun estuary an inlet of the sea 0
  • noun estuary 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 0
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Parts of speech for Estuary

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estuary popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for estuary

noun estuary

  • inlet — an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
  • sound — The, a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand, connecting the Kattegat and the Baltic. 87 miles (140 km) long; 3–30 miles (5–48 km) wide.
  • creek — A creek is a narrow place where the sea comes a long way into the land.
  • bay — A bay is a part of a coast where the land curves inwards.
  • mouth — Anatomy, Zoology. the opening through which an animal or human takes in food. the cavity containing the structures used in mastication. the structures enclosing or being within this cavity, considered as a whole.
All 10 Synonyms of estuary

Antonyms for estuary

noun estuary

  • source — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
Just one Antonym for estuary

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