HyperDic: tidewater

English > 2 senses of the word tidewater / Tidewater:
NOUNobjecttidewaterlow-lying coastal land drained by tidal streams
locationTidewater, Tidewater regionthe coastal plain of the South
tidewater / Tidewater > pronunciation
Soundstay'dwao.ter
Rhymesabductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter...
English > tidewater: 2 senses > noun 1, object
Meaninglow-lying coastal land drained by tidal streams.
Partstidal river, tidewater river, tidal stream, tidewater streamA stream in which the effects of the tide extend far upstream
Broadercoastal plainA plain adjacent to a coast
English > Tidewater: 2 senses > noun 2, location
MeaningThe coastal plain of the South: eastern parts of Virginia and North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia.
SynonymTidewater region
Instance ofgeographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic regionA demarcated area of the Earth
Part ofSouthThe region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

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