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estuary

Pronunciation: /ˈɛstjʊəɹi/

The English word “estuary” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone.
  2. An ocean inlet also fed by fresh river water.

Etymology

From Latin aestuarium (“creek”, “estuary of a river”).

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