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Definition of
estuary noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
estuary
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈɛstʃuˌɛri
/
/
(
pl.
estuaries
)
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the wide part of a river where it flows into the ocean
the Hudson River estuary
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estuary
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