estuary
English Thesaurus
1. the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | body of water, water, |
| definition | : | the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | firth, |
| definition | : | a long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland) (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | humber, |
| definition | : | an estuary in central northeastern England formed by the Ouse River and the Trent River (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | para, para river, |
| definition | : | an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows (noun.object) |
| part meronym | : | river, |
| definition | : | a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek) (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | estuarial, estuarine, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or found in estuaries (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | estuarial, estuarine, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or found in estuaries (adj.pert) |
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