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TIDEWATER RIVER

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Dictionary entry overview: What does tidewater river mean?

• TIDEWATER RIVER (noun)
The noun TIDEWATER RIVER has 1 sense:

1. a stream in which the effects of the tide extend far upstream

Familiarity information: TIDEWATER RIVER used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TIDEWATER RIVER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A stream in which the effects of the tide extend far upstream

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

tidal river; tidal stream; tidewater river; tidewater stream

Hypernyms ("tidewater river" is a kind of...):

stream; watercourse (a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth)

Holonyms ("tidewater river" is a part of...):

tidewater (low-lying coastal land drained by tidal streams)

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