Estuary

/ˈɛstjuːəɹˌi/

/ˈɛstʃuˌɛɹi/

[noun]

Estuary

[NOUN]

the part of a river that is wide and where it meets the sea

Examples

1. From Rio De Janairo, the fleet travelled south to the Rio de la Platta estuary.

2. and so you have an estuary all along the coast.

3. In May of 2013, Nick and Victoria Milligan, along with their four children, were on a speedboat trip in England’s Camel estuary.

4. Examples of such marshes are the Camargue at the estuary of the Rhone River in Southern France, the Mississippi delta and The Wash of Eastern England.

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