estuary (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *estuary*:
NOUN	object	estuary	the wide part of a river where it nears the sea

estuary > pronunciation
Sounds	eh'schuweh.riy
Rhymes	accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy...

English > *estuary*: 1 sense > noun 1, object
Meaning	The wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix.
Instances	Humber	An estuary in central northeastern England formed by the Ouse River and the Trent River
	Para, Para River	An estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows
	Rio de la Plata, La Plata, Plata River	An estuary between Argentina and Uruguay
Part of	river	A large natural stream of water (larger / larger than a creek)
Narrower	firth	A long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland)
Broader	body of water, water	The part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
Spanish	estuario, ría
Catalan	estuari
Adjectives	estuarine, estuarial	of or relating to or found in estuaries

HyperDic: estuary