Synonyms for estuary

Grammar : Noun

Spell : es-choo-er-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛs tʃuˌɛr i

Définition of estuary

Origin : 1530s, from Latin aestuarium "a tidal marsh or opening," from aestus "boiling (of the sea), tide, heat," from PIE *aidh- "to burn" (see edifice). Related: Estuaries; estuarine.

noun mouth

Example sentences :

Over the estuary of the Rhine River Stan met his first flak.
Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery

It was raw and damp as we rowed into the estuary at sunrise in search of the seals.
Extract from : « A Labrador Doctor » by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell

By three o'clock they had left the estuary of the Seine and entered the Channel.
Extract from : « The Blonde Lady » by Maurice Leblanc

The topsail and jib were spread, and the sloop glided out of the estuary.
Extract from : « Cabbages and Kings » by O. Henry

It is across this estuary that the lower bridge has been built.
Extract from : « Grey Town » by Gerald Baldwin

What had been sea at one period had been estuary or lake at another.
Extract from : « The Cruise of the Betsey » by Hugh Miller

That obstacle is the estuary of the Medway, which Rochester guarded and possessed.
Extract from : « England of My Heart--Spring » by Edward Hutton

Do you see the sand, sea-weed, and shells yonder at the end of the estuary?
Extract from : « Joshua, Complete » by Georg Ebers

We came into the estuary of the Loire and halted, waiting for a pilot.
Extract from : « The Red Watch » by J. A. Currie

The estuary which leads from Harwich to the sea is long and tortuous.
Extract from : « Through Scandinavia to Moscow » by William Seymour Edwards

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