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# estuary

noun (an estuary, estuaries)

«estuary» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An estuary is the wide part of a river where it meets the sea, so fresh water and salty sea water mix. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/estuary/#m1)
2. (UK) Estuary English is a way of speaking common around London and the Thames estuary. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/estuary/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography and science lessons estuaries are habitats with mud flats, tides and many birds. Phrases: «the Thames estuary», «at the estuary», «tidal estuary», «Estuary English».

### Examples

- The river widens into an estuary before it reaches the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/estuary/#x1)
- Lots of wading birds feed on the mud in the estuary. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/estuary/#x2)
- Estuary water is a mix of fresh water and salt water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/estuary/#x3)
- At low tide the estuary turns into mud flats. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/estuary/#x4)
- We went on a field trip to the estuary to look for crabs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/estuary/#x5)
- The Thames estuary is in the south-east of England. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/estuary/#x6)
- Ships sail up the estuary to the port. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/estuary/#x7)
- My uncle speaks Estuary English and drops his t's. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/estuary/#x8)

### Note

Plural: estuaries (y changes to ies). Say «ES-tyoo-ree». Countable. A delta is different: a delta is where a river splits into many channels and builds new land.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «estuary» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/estuary/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«estuary» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/estuary.html) on Mova free.