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aestuarium — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • estuary noun The wide part of a river where it meets the sea, where fresh water mixes with salt water.
  • inlet noun A narrow strip of water leading from a larger body of water into the land.

Senses

aestuarium 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.
  • inlet A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.

inlet — full definition

  1. noun A narrow strip of water leading from a larger body of water into the land.
  2. noun An opening that lets a substance or fluid enter something.

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