estuary

Estuary — Es tu*a*ry, a. Belonging to, or formed in, an estuary; as, estuary strata. Lyell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

estuary — noun эстуарий, дельта; устье реки …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Estuary — Es tu*a*ry, n.; pl. {Estuaries}. [L. aestuarium, from aestuare to surge. See {Estuate}.] [Written also {[ae]stuary}.] 1. A place where water boils up; a spring that wells forth. [Obs.] Boyle. [1913 Webster] 2. A passage, as the mouth of a river… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

estuary — 1> устье (реки); эстуарий, дельта 2> редк. морской рукав …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

Estuary — An estuary is a semi enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. [Pritchard, D. W. (1967) What is an estuary: physical viewpoint . p. 3 ndash;5 in: G. H. Lauf… …   Wikipedia

estuary — estuarial /es chooh air ee euhl/, adj. /es chooh er ee/, n., pl. estuaries. 1. that part of the mouth or lower course of a river in which the river s current meets the sea s tide. 2. an arm or inlet of the sea at the lower end of a river. [1530… …   Universalium

estuary — ˈestjuərɪ сущ. эстуарий, дельта; устье реки устье (реки); эстуарий, дельта (редкое) морской рукав estuary эстуарий, дельта; устье реки …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

estuary — noun (plural aries) Etymology: Latin aestuarium, from aestus boiling, tide; akin to Latin aestas summer more at edify Date: 1538 a water passage where the tide meets a river current; especially an arm of the sea at the lower end of a river …   New Collegiate Dictionary

estuary — The part of the wide lower course of a river where its current is met by the tides; an arm of the sea that extends inland to meet the mouth of a river …   Fisheries — dictionary

estuary — (noun)) see estuarine …   Dictionary of ichthyology