estuary

English - Turkish

Definition of estuary in English Turkish dictionary: haliç; Nehrin ağzındaki köy, nehrin denizle birleştiği geniş ve açık yer, haliç; nehrin denizle birleştiği geniş ve açık yer; i., coğr. haliç; nehir; haliçe; nehir ağzı
river estuary: (Askeri) haliç

English - English

Definition of estuary in English English dictionary: Coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge; An ocean inlet also fed by fresh river water; a wide lower part of a tidal river; {n} an arm or mouth of the sea, a frith; A partially enclosed body of water formed where freshwater from rivers and streams mixes with salty seawater before flowing into the ocean Estuaries support unique communities of plants and animals and serve as nursery grounds for many species of fish and shellfish; The lowermost part of a river system that is a mixture of fresh water and sea water; The shallow water areas of bays or the mouths of rivers and creeks This is the place where ocean tides meet and mix with fresh water; n (L aestuarium, part of the seacoast over which the tide ebbs and flows, from aestus, the tide) an inlet or arm of the sea; especially the wide mouth of a river, where the tide meets the current pl estuaries; (a) The seaward end or the widened funnel-shaped tidal mouth of a river valley where fresh water comes into contact with seawater and where tidal effects are evident; e g a tidal river, or a partially enclosed coastal body of water where the tide meets the current of a stream (b) A portion of an ocean, as a firth or an arm of the sea, affected by fresh water; e g the Baltic Sea (c) A drowned river mouth formed by the subsidence of land near the coast or by the drowning of the lower portion of a nonglaciated valley due to the rise of sea level; {i} place where the river current meets the sea tide (as in the mouth of a river); The broad lower course of a river that is encroached on by the sea and affected by the tides; Somewhat enclosed coastal area at the mouth of a river where nutrient rich fresh water meets with salty ocean water; Belonging to, or formed in, an estuary; as, estuary strata; A place where freshwater and salt water meet (i e where a river meets the ocean or the Gulf of Mexico); A bay or drowned valley where a river meets the sea It is a zone where fresh and salt water mix and in which nutrients washed from the land can collect Often highly productive areas in biological terms, frequently serving as nursery areas for a variety of marine lifeforms; A place where water boils up; a spring that wells forth; A passage, as the mouth of a river or lake, where the tide meets the current; an arm of the sea; a frith; An inlet of the sea where the salty water meets fresh water at the lower portion or wide mouth of a river; Regions of interaction between rivers and near-shore ocean waters, where tidal action and river flow create a mixing of fresh and salt water (Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, 1990); (1) A semi-enclosed coastal body of water which has a free connection with the OPEN SEA The seawater is usually measurably diluted with freshwater (2) The part of the RIVER that is affected by TIDES (3) (SMP) The zone or area of water in which freshwater and saltwater mingle and water is usually brackish due to daily mixing and layering of fresh and salt water; a bay or inlet, often at the mouth of a river, in which large quantities of freshwater and seawater mix together These unique habitats are necessary nursery grounds for many marine fishes and shellfishes; A coastal body of water that is semi-enclosed, openly connected with the ocean, and mixes with freshwater drainage from land; is a region where fresh water from a river mixes with salt water from the sea; Coastal area at the mouth of a river where its fresh water mixes with salt water from the marine environment; An embayment of the coast in which fresh river water entering at its head mixes with the relatively saline ocean water When tidal action is the dominant mixing agent it is usually termed a tidal estuary Also, the lower reaches and mouth of a river emptying directly into the sea where tidal mixing takes place The latter is sometimes called a river estuary; An estuary is the wide part of a river where it joins the sea. naval manoeuvres in the Clyde estuary. estuaries the wide part of a river where it goes into the sea. Partly enclosed coastal body of water in which river water is mixed with seawater. An estuary is thus defined by salinity rather than geography. Many coastal features designated by other names are in fact estuaries (e.g., Chesapeake Bay). Some of the oldest continuous civilizations have flourished in estuarine environments (e.g., the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the Nile delta, the Ganges delta, and the lower Huang He valley). Cities such as London (River Thames), New York (Hudson River), and Montreal (St. Lawrence River) developed on estuaries and became important commercial centres; a semi-enclosed coastal body of water which has a free connection with the open sea in which freshwater and saltwater mingle and water is usually brackish due to daily mixing and layering of fresh and salt water; A semi-enclosed body of water that has connection to the open sea and in which water from the ocean is diluted by fresh water inflows; An estuary is in essence an interface: it is an area where a river meets the sea, where aquatic and marine life meet terrestrial life in marshes and wetlands, and where fresh water can still be influenced by tides Estuaries can be defined by a salinity gradient that ranges from ocean salinity of 35 0 ppt (parts per thousand) to fresh water with salinity of less than 0 5 ppt; An embayment of the coast in which fresh river water entering at its head mixes with saline sea water When tidal action is the main mixing agent it is known as a tidal estuary; The mouth of a river where fresh water meets and mixes with salt water; the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix; by the release of fresh water from upstream reservoirs to prevent intrusion of sea water into the body of fresh water; Region of interaction between rivers and near-shore ocean waters, where tidal action and river flow mix fresh and salt water Therefore estuaries mainly consist of brackish water Eutrophic Referring to water that is rich in nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorous Eutrophication Enrichment of water, which causes excessive growth of aquatic plants and increasing activity of anaerobic microorganisms As a result the oxygen levels in the water quickly decline and the water chokes, making life impossible for aerobic water organisms
Estuary English: A variety of English accent, spreading out from London into the area of the Thames estuary, containing features of both received pronunciation, Cockney and other regional accents
Estuary English: {i} form of English spoken in and around London and in the southeast region of England
estuary English: a way of speaking English that is common in London and the southeast of England. In Estuary English /t/ is pronounced as a glottal stop, and sometimes /l/ is pronounced like /w/
Gabon Estuary: Inlet of the Gulf of Guinea, western Gabon. Fed by the Como and Mbeï rivers, it is 40 mi (64 km) long and 9 mi (14 km) wide at its mouth. It was explored in the 1470s by Portuguese navigators and was long considered the finest harbour of the West African coast. Libreville is its main port
Gironde Estuary: Estuary on the Bay of Biscay, southwestern France. Formed by the confluence of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers, it extends for about 45 mi (72 km) inland. It is navigable for oceangoing vessels, although it has sandbanks and strong tides
estuaries: plural of estuary
estuaries: Bodies of water which are located at the lower end of a river and are subject to tidal fluctuations
estuaries: A somewhat restricted body of water where the flow of freshwater mixes with saltier water transported, by tide, from the ocean Estuaries are the most productive water bodies in the world
estuaries: bodies of water along coasts that are formed when fresh water from rivers flows into and mixes with salt water from the ocean2
estuaries: The areas of inlets or mouths of rivers which are influenced by the tides and where salt and fresh water mixes
estuaries: An area where fresh water meets salt water; for example, bays, mouths of rivers, salt marshes, and lagoons
estuaries: An area where fresh water meets salt water; for example, bays,mouths of rivers, salt marshes, and lagoons

estuary

Hyphenation

es·tu·a·ry

Turkish pronunciation

esçueri

Synonyms

arm, creek, firth, fjord, inlet, tidewater, waterway

Pronunciation

/ˈesʧo͞oˌerē/ /ˈɛsʧuːˌɛriː/

Etymology

[ 'es-ch&-"wer-E, 'esh- ] (noun.) 1538. Latin aestuarium, from aestus boiling, tide; akin to Latin aestas summer; more at EDIFY.

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