estuary
Noun
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The wide part of a river where it nears the sea;
Fresh and salt water mix (synset 109297406)is a type of: body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)subtypes: firth - a long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland)specific instances:- humber - an estuary in central northeastern England formed by the Ouse River and the Trent River
- para, para river - an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows
- la plata, plata river, rio de la plata - an estuary between Argentina and Uruguay
is a part of: river - a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
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