estuary
Kelime Anlamı :
1. haliçe.
2. halîc.
3. Nehrin ağzındaki koy, nehrin denizle birleştiği geniş ve açık yer, haliç.
4. nehir ağzı.
5. nehir.
6. haliç.
7. nehrin denizle birleştiği geniş ve açık yer.
8. i., coğr. haliç.
Tanımlar :
1.
the part of the wide lower course of a river where its current is met by the tides.
2. an arm of the sea that extends inland to meet the mouth of a river.
2. an arm of the sea that extends inland to meet the mouth of a river.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge.
2. an ocean inlet also fed by fresh river water.
2. an ocean inlet also fed by fresh river water.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
belonging to, or formed in, an estuary.
2. A place where water boils up; a spring that wells forth.
3. A passage, as the mouth of a river or lake, where the tide meets the current; an arm of the sea; a frith.
2. A place where water boils up; a spring that wells forth.
3. A passage, as the mouth of a river or lake, where the tide meets the current; an arm of the sea; a frith.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
an arm or inlet of the sea, particularly one that is covered by water only at high tide.
2. that part of the mouth or lower course of a river flowing into the sea which is subject to tides; specifically, an enlargement of a river channel toward its mouth in which the movement of the tides is very prominent.
3. A place where water boils up.
4. belonging to or formed in an estuary: as, estuary strata.
2. that part of the mouth or lower course of a river flowing into the sea which is subject to tides; specifically, an enlargement of a river channel toward its mouth in which the movement of the tides is very prominent.
3. A place where water boils up.
4. belonging to or formed in an estuary: as, estuary strata.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia