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单词 estuaries
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estuaries in British English

plural noun
estuary
 

estuary in British English

(ˈɛstjʊərɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -aries
1. 
the widening channel of a river where it nears the sea, with a mixing of fresh water and salt (tidal) water
2. 
an inlet of the sea
Derived forms
estuarial (ˌɛstjʊˈɛərɪəl)
adjective
Word origin
C16: from Latin aestuārium marsh, channel, from aestus tide, billowing movement, related to aestās summer

Examples of 'estuaries' in a sentence
estuaries

Like I say, the problem don't lie here, it's in the estuaries, the pollution from the factories.
Mark Mills AMAGANSETT (2004)
Estuaries are not just a handy interface between rivers and seas.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Not all the coast is beach - there are also clifftops, harbours and estuaries.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Shelducks are traditionally birds of muddy estuaries.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Down on the estuaries they stand on the mud and are more conspicuous.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They roost on sandbanks in the estuaries, or on large lochs.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But must all more populated or cherished estuaries go the same way?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Those estuaries will produce 20 terawatts of electricity, so it is a big number.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It can be moors or copses or estuaries or seashores or even towpaths.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There are many more elsewhere along the coast, in estuaries and along rivers.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
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