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estuary
UK /ˈɛstjʊəɹi/ US /ˈɛst͡ʃuˌɛɹi/
noun 2name 1
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5ADJ.
largest, menacing, united
VERB + ESTUARY
called, follows, levels, rushed, widening
ESTUARY + NOUN
river
PREP.
across, in, in, into, up
ADV.
also
Definitions
noun
1
A coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone.
The railway then follows the widening estuary of the river, which at high tide has the appearance of a lake, but at low water presents a rather cheerless expanse of dark mud.
There's something special about tidal estuaries, due to the abundance of wildlife and the ever-changing scenes as the water ebbs or rises. Throw in some moody skies and filtered sunlight, and the views can resemble a painting by Turner - only you don't have to go to the National Gallery to see this, it's brought to your seat on a train.
2
An ocean inlet also fed by fresh river water.
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Estuary English
Many of them would move to the new private housing estates springing up further east along the Thames Corridor, where they would learn to 'speak Estuary'.
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The railway then follows the widening estuary of the river, which at high tide has the appearance of a lake, but at low water presents a rather cheerless expanse of dark mud.
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There's something special about tidal estuaries, due to the abundance of wildlife and the ever-changing scenes as the water ebbs or rises. Throw in some moody skies and filtered sunlight, and the view
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Many of them would move to the new private housing estates springing up further east along the Thames Corridor, where they would learn to 'speak Estuary'.
Wiktionary04
The conservationist is against the building of a tidal barrage across the Severn estuary.
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Because of tides, the water levels in an estuary are going up and down several times a day.
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The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States.
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