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n. place where the river current meets the sea tide (as in the mouth of a river) | ||||
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Estuary Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Estuary
The lower end of a river, or a semi-enclosed coastal body of water with access to the open ocean, which is affected by the tides and where fresh and salt water mix. (DOI3)
The lower end of a river, or a semi-enclosed coastal body of water with access to the open ocean, which is affected by the tides and where fresh and salt water mix. (DOI3)
Estuary Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Estuary
(n.)
A place where water boils up; a spring that wells forth.
(n.)
A passage, as the mouth of a river or lake, where the tide meets the current; an arm of the sea; a frith.
(a.)
Belonging to, or formed in, an estuary; as, estuary strata.
(n.)
A place where water boils up; a spring that wells forth.
(n.)
A passage, as the mouth of a river or lake, where the tide meets the current; an arm of the sea; a frith.
(a.)
Belonging to, or formed in, an estuary; as, estuary strata.
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estuary
Noun
1. the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix
(hypernym) body of water, water
(hyponym) firth
(part-holonym) river
Noun
1. the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix
(hypernym) body of water, water
(hyponym) firth
(part-holonym) river
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estuary
estuary
\es"tu*a*ry\, a. belonging to, or formed in, an estuary; as, estuary strata.
estuary
\es"tu*a*ry\ (?), n.; pl. estuaries (#). [l. aestuarium, from aestuare to surge. see estuate.] [written also ?stuary.]
1. a place where water boils up; a spring that wells forth. [obs.]
2. a passage, as the mouth of a river or lake, where the tide meets the current; an arm of the sea; a frith. it to the sea was often by long and wide estuaries.
estuary
\es"tu*a*ry\, a. belonging to, or formed in, an estuary; as, estuary strata.
estuary
\es"tu*a*ry\ (?), n.; pl. estuaries (#). [l. aestuarium, from aestuare to surge. see estuate.] [written also ?stuary.]
1. a place where water boils up; a spring that wells forth. [obs.]
2. a passage, as the mouth of a river or lake, where the tide meets the current; an arm of the sea; a frith. it to the sea was often by long and wide estuaries.
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estuary
A wide lower part of a tidal river.
A wide lower part of a tidal river.
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Morddwr
Morddwr = n. estuary of the sea
Morddwr = n. estuary of the sea
Morgamlas
Morgamlas = n. an estuary
Estuary Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Estuary
Region of interaction between rivers and near-shore ocean waters, where tidal action and river flow mix fresh and salt water. Such areas include bays, mouths of rivers, salt marshes, and lagoons. These brackish water ecosystems shelter and feed marine life, birds, and wildlife. (See: wetlands.)
Region of interaction between rivers and near-shore ocean waters, where tidal action and river flow mix fresh and salt water. Such areas include bays, mouths of rivers, salt marshes, and lagoons. These brackish water ecosystems shelter and feed marine life, birds, and wildlife. (See: wetlands.)
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estuary
the area where a river empties into an ocean; a bay, influenced by the ocean tides, resulting in a mixture of salt water and fresh water.
the area where a river empties into an ocean; a bay, influenced by the ocean tides, resulting in a mixture of salt water and fresh water.
Estuary Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Estuary.
A semienclosed body of water that has a free connection with the open sea
A semienclosed body of water that has a free connection with the open sea
| Glossary of water terms |
estuary
a place where fresh and salt water mix, such as a bay, salt marsh, or where a river enters an ocean.
a place where fresh and salt water mix, such as a bay, salt marsh, or where a river enters an ocean.
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Estuary
Somewhat enclosed coastal area at the mouth of a river where nutrient rich fresh water meets with salty ocean water.
Somewhat enclosed coastal area at the mouth of a river where nutrient rich fresh water meets with salty ocean water.
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Estuary
Generally broad portion of a river or stream near its outlet that is influenced by the marine water body into which it flows. The demarcation line is generally the mean tidal level. United Nations (1997)
Generally broad portion of a river or stream near its outlet that is influenced by the marine water body into which it flows. The demarcation line is generally the mean tidal level. United Nations (1997)
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Estuary
The broad lower course of a river that is encroached on by the sea and affected by the tides.
The broad lower course of a river that is encroached on by the sea and affected by the tides.
| Glossary of Cartographic Terms |
estuary
That portion of a stream influenced by the tide of the body of water into which it flows; an arm of the sea at a river mouth.
That portion of a stream influenced by the tide of the body of water into which it flows; an arm of the sea at a river mouth.
Estuary Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Estuary Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Estuary
For other meanings, see Estuary (disambiguation)
An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries are often associated with high rates of biological productivity. An estuary is where the river meets the sea.
An estuary is typically the tidal mouth of a river (aestus is Latin for tide), and estuaries are often characterized by sedimentation or silt carried in from terrestrial runoff and, frequently, from offshore. They are made up of brackish water. Estuaries are more likely to occur on submerged coasts, where the sea level has risen in relation to the land; this process floods valleys to form rias and fjords. These can become estuaries if there is a stream or river flowing into them. Large estuaries, like Chesapeake Bay and Puget Sound often have many streams flowing into them and can have complex shapes. Estuaries are often given names like bay, sound, fjord, etc. The terms are not mutually exclusive. Where an enormous volume of river water enters the sea (as, for example, from the Amazon into the South Atlantic) its estuary could be considered to extend well beyond the coast.
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