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estuary
es·tu·ar·y [ éschoo èrree ] (plural es·tu·ar·ies)


noun 
Definition:
 
section of a river meeting the sea: the wide lower course of a river where the tide flows in, causing fresh and salt water to mix
[Mid-16th century. < Latin aestuarium< aestus "heat, surge, tide"]

es·tu·ar·i·al [ èschoo érree əl ] adjective
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