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es·tu·ar·y
 estuary
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- pronunciation:
- es
chu
eI
ri
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
estuaries |
| definition: |
the wide part of a river's lower end, where it meets the sea.
The ship waited in the estuary for the tide to go out before it sailed out to sea. |
| related words: |
gulf |
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| derivation: |
estuarial (adj.) |
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