estuary

«estuary» in Mova's school dictionary: the wide part of a river where it meets the sea, so fresh… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an estuary, estuaries)

meaning for a pupil

1) An estuary is the wide part of a river where it meets the sea, so fresh water and salty sea water mix. tree →

2) (UK) Estuary English is a way of speaking common around London and the Thames estuary. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography and science lessons estuaries are habitats with mud flats, tides and many birds. Phrases: «the Thames estuary», «at the estuary», «tidal estuary», «Estuary English».

examples

• The river widens into an estuary before it reaches the sea. tree →
• Lots of wading birds feed on the mud in the estuary. tree →
• Estuary water is a mix of fresh water and salt water. tree →
• At low tide the estuary turns into mud flats. tree →
• We went on a field trip to the estuary to look for crabs. tree →
• The Thames estuary is in the south-east of England. tree →
• Ships sail up the estuary to the port. tree →
• My uncle speaks Estuary English and drops his t's. tree →

note

Plural: estuaries (y changes to ies). Say «ES-tyoo-ree». Countable. A delta is different: a delta is where a river splits into many channels and builds new land.

In the corpora

• Most great cities grew at useful spots: river crossings, natural harbours, estuaries or meeting points of trade routes.
• An estuary is a river mouth where fresh water meets the tide, and many great ports grew on them.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «estuary» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.