estuaari — meaning in English

English meaning

• estuary noun The wide part of a river where it meets the sea, where fresh water mixes with salt water.
• firth noun A narrow inlet of the sea, especially in Scotland, or a river estuary.

Senses

estuaari is used for these senses in English:

• estuary A coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone.
• firth An arm or inlet of the sea; a river estuary. [from c. 1600]

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