estuary (redirected from estuaries)

es·tu·ar·y  (sch-r)

n. pl. es·tu·ar·ies

1. The part of the wide lower course of a river where its current is met by the tides.

2. An arm of the sea that extends inland to meet the mouth of a river.

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[Latin aesturium, from aestus, tide, surge, heat.]

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estu·ari·al (-âr-l) adj.

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estuary [ˈɛstjʊərɪ]

n pl -aries

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the widening channel of a river where it nears the sea, with a mixing of fresh water and salt (tidal) water

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) an inlet of the sea

[from Latin aestuārium marsh, channel, from aestus tide, billowing movement, related to aestās summer]

estuarial  [ˌɛstjʊˈɛərɪəl] adj

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estuary  (sch-r)

1. The wide lower course of a river where it flows into the sea. Estuaries experience tidal flows and their water is a changing mixture of fresh and salt.

2. An arm of the sea that extends inland to meet the mouth of a river.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

estuary - the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" firth - a long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland) river - a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles"

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estuary

noun inlet, mouth, creek, firth, fjord naval manoeuvres in the Clyde estuary

Translations

estuary [ˈestjʊərɪ]

A. N → estuario m, ría f

B. CPD Estuary English N (Brit) variedad de inglés que se ha puesto de moda entre los jóvenes de zonas adyacentes al estuario del Támesis, en el SE de Inglaterra

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estuary [ˈɛstʃʊri] n → estuaire m

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estuary

n → Mündung f

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estuary [ˈɛstjʊərɪ] n → estuario

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estuary [ˈɛstjʊərɪ] n → estuario

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estuary

n estuary [ˈestjuəri]

the wide lower part of a river up which the tide flows the Thames estuary. estuarium, mond مَصَب النَّهْر устие ústí flodmunding die Flußmündung στόμιο, εκβολή ποταμού estuario lehtersuue خور؛ دهانه رودخانه jokisuu estuaire שֶפֶך נַהָר नदी का चौड़ा मुहाना estuarij, ušće rijeke torkolat muara ármynni, árós estuario 河口 (밀물이 드는 큰 강의) 어귀 žiotys upes grīva muara riviermond elvemunning ujście rzeki estuário estuar эстуарий ústie rečno ustje estuar flodmynning ปากแม่น้ำ nehir ağzı, haliç 河口 гирло ріки, естуарій دریا کا چوڑا مہانہ جہاں سمندر کی موجیں پہنچتی ہوں cửa sông 河口