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nounthe wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mixtype of:part of:
Definition that contains estuary
- bore a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
- eager a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
- para an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows
- essex a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary
- avon a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn
- nantes a port city in western France on the Loire estuary
- firth a long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland)
- humber an estuary in central northeastern England formed by the Ouse River and the Trent River
- barramundi a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats
- plata river an estuary between Argentina and Uruguay