estuary
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estuary¹
- /ˈɛstjʊəɹi/ UK
- /ˈɛst͡ʃʊəɹi/ UK
- /ˈɛst͡ʃəɹi/ UK
- /ˈɛst͡ʃuˌɛɹi/ US
Where it comes from
From Latin aestuarium (“creek”, “estuary of a river”).
noun estuaries · æstuary
- 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.
- An ocean inlet also fed by fresh river water.
Estuary²
proper noun
- 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'.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: estuarine, river, ria, firth, pond, seawater, terminal, fishery, inlet, arm, mouth, scheldt, ribble, severn, hau, dollard
Translations
Every language
noun place where ocean tides and river water merge
| Español | estuario |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 삼각강 samgakgang, 하구 hagu, 강어귀 gang'eogwi |
| 日本語 | 河口 |
| 中文 | 河口 hékǒu, 出海口 chūhǎikǒu, 入海口 rùhǎikǒu |
| Português | estuário |
| Français | estuaire |
| Deutsch | Ästuar, Flussmündung, Mündungsgebiet |
| Italiano | estuario |
| Ελληνικά | εκβολή ekvolí, κολπίσκος kolpískos |
| Română | estuar |
| Русский | эстуа́рий estuárij, у́стье ústʹje |
| Tiếng Việt | cửa sông |
| العربية | مَصَبّ maṣabb, فُغْرَة fuḡra, خَوْر ḵawr |
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title = {estuary},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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