estuary
A coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish…A coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone.
» The tide rushed into the estuary at a menacing pace.
Значення
значень: 2A coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone.
Ästuar, Flussmündung, Mündungsgebiet
эстуа́рийestuárij, у́стьеústʹje
естуа́рійestuárij, у́стяústja, ги́рлоhýrlo
the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix
An ocean inlet also fed by fresh river water.
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Приклади
речень: 15The tide rushed into the estuary at a menacing pace.
The tidal mouth of a river is also called an estuary.
deDer Mündungstrichter eines Flusses wird auch als Ästuar bezeichnet.
The estuary opposite where Mary lives has a serious pollution problem.
The estuary opposite which Mary lives has a serious pollution problem.
Ocean acidification is affecting the entire world’s oceans, including coastal estuaries and waterways.
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мов: 9За значеннями 1
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Походження
From Latin aestuarium (“creek”, “estuary of a river”).From Latin aestuarium (“creek”, “estuary of a river”).
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