NOUN | object | tidewater | low-lying coastal land drained by tidal streams |
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location | Tidewater, Tidewater region | the coastal plain of the South |
Sounds | tay'dwao.ter | |
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Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... |
Meaning | low-lying coastal land drained by tidal streams. | |
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Parts | tidal river, tidewater river, tidal stream, tidewater stream | A stream in which the effects of the tide extend far upstream |
Broader | coastal plain | A plain adjacent to a coast |
Meaning | The coastal plain of the South: eastern parts of Virginia and North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia. | |
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Synonym | Tidewater region | |
Instance of | geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region | A demarcated area of the Earth |
Part of | South | The region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line |
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