Dictionary

estuary en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɛst͡ʃʊəɹi/ (UK)
• /ˈɛst͡ʃəɹi/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɛst͡ʃuˌɛɹi/ (US)
• /ˈɛstjʊəɹi/ (UK)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From Latin aestuarium (“creek”, “estuary of a river”).

Meanings

1. A coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone.
   • The railway then follows the widening estuary of the river, which at high tide has the appearance of a lake, but at low water presents a rather cheerless expanse of dark mud. 1953 February, H. A. Vallance, “To Brighton through the Shoreham Gap”, in Railway Magazine, page 82:
   • There's something special about tidal estuaries, due to the abundance of wildlife and the ever-changing scenes as the water ebbs or rises. Throw in some moody skies and filtered sunlight, and the views can resemble a painting by Turner - only you don't have to go to the National Gallery to see this, it's brought to your seat on a train. 2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 65:
2. An ocean inlet also fed by fresh river water.

Forms

Deriveds

estuary seahorse · palaeoestuary · Estuary English · estuarine · estuaried · subestuary · estuarial · estuarian

Relateds

estuate · estuation · aestuous · exestuate · exestuation · ecotone

Translations (103)

sh естуар (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · az mənsəb (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · cmn 出海口 (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · fa خور (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · sv estuarium (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · it estuario (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · cy aber (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · vi cửa sông (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · ota لیمان (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · sq deltë (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · af estuarium (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · ms muara (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · de Ästuar (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · gv inver (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · is árós (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · ga inbhir (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · gl ría (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · mi pūwaha (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · sv estuarie (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · fi estuaari (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · cmn 河口 (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · de Flussmündung (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · tr haliç (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · uk ги́рло (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · sh естуариј (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · pt estuário (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · gd inbhir (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · fi murtovesialue (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · sk ústie (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · fa پایرود (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · de Meeresarm (an ocean inlet also fed by fresh river water) · ka ესტუარი (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · fa مصب (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · mi pūaha (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · is ármynni (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · fi murtovesi (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · bg естуа́р (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · gl ría (an ocean inlet also fed by fresh river water) · et lehtersuue (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · ru эстуа́рий (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · nl estuarium (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · mi wahapū (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · ka შესართავი (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · tl estuwaryo (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · ko 삼각강 (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · be эстуа́рый (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · sh estuar (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · cmn 入海口 (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · haw muliwai (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · nb estuar (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · es estuario (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · fr estuaire (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · kn ನದೀಮುಖ (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · nn estuar (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · sl estuarij (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · fo áarósi (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · fo ósi (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · nci amaitl (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · et estuaar (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · bdr boa' soang (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · tl estero (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · is ós (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · lt estuarija (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · ca estuari (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · pl estuarium (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · uk естуа́рій (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · az çay ağzı (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · id estuari (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · sh estuarij (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · ru у́стье (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · th ปากน้ำ (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · eo estuaro (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · ill penggak (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · ko 하구 (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · be ву́сце (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · ar فُغْرَة (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · eu estuario (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · mi pūahatanga (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · lv estuārijs (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · da flodmunding (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · es ría (an ocean inlet also fed by fresh river water) · pl ujście (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · ar مَصَبّ (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · da æstuarium (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · ja 河口 (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · uk у́стя (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · mk естуар (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · la aestuārium (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · hu tölcsértorkolat (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · gl esteiro (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · tl wawa (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · de Mündungsgebiet (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · io estuario (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · cs ústí (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · ko 강어귀 (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · ro estuar (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · el εκβολή (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · bn মোহনা (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · hy գետաբերան (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · ar خَوْر (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · el κολπίσκος (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · lv grīva (place where ocean tides and river water merge) · oc estuari (place where ocean tides and river water merge)