estuary

CEFRC1

/ˈɛstjʊəɹi/

noun

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Examples

The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States.
The conservationist is against the building of a tidal barrage across the Severn estuary.

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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Estuary English
A coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone.

In context

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.

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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

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