|
|
| |
Definitions for: Estuary
[n] the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix
Webster (1913) Definition: Es"tu*a*ry, n.; pl. Estuaries. [L. aestuarium, from
aestuare to surge. See Estuate.] [Written also
[ae]stuary.]
1. A place where water boils up; a spring that wells forth.
[Obs.] --Boyle.
2. A passage, as the mouth of a river or lake, where the tide
meets the current; an arm of the sea; a frith.
it to the sea was often by long and wide estuaries.
--Dana.
Es"tu*a*ry, a.
Belonging to, or formed in, an estuary; as, estuary strata.
--Lyell.
See Also: body of water, firth, La Plata, Para, Para River, Plata River, Rio de la Plata, river, water
|
|
Try our:
Scrabble Word Finder
Scrabble Cheat
Words With Friends Cheat
Hanging With Friends Cheat
Scramble With Friends Cheat
Ruzzle Cheat
Related Resources:
animals begin with i
animals begin with p
animlas that start with h
|
