• Belonging to, or formed in, an estuary; as, estuary strata.Lyell.


    Estuary meaning & definition 1 of Estuary.


  • the place where river and ocean meet and their waters

    Estuary meaning & definition 2 of Estuary.


  • The correct and/or proper term for a Bay

    Estuary meaning & definition 3 of Estuary.


  • A place where salt and fresh water meet, [brackish water]. This is [not] a bay, estuaries do, however, exist on the edges of a bay. This is a delicate ecosystem that is used as a [nursery] for [marine life]. The estuary's appearance is a [salt marsh]

    Estuary meaning & definition 4 of Estuary.


  • the wide part of a river at the place where it joins the sea:

    Estuary meaning & definition 5 of Estuary.


  • The tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.

    Estuary meaning & definition 6 of Estuary.

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