tidewater
noun/ˈtaɪdˌwɔtər/
Frequency rank: #19,073 most common English word
Meaning
low-lying coastal land affected by tides, or water brought inland by the tide.
Example sentence
The fishermen built their homes along the tidewater region where the river met the sea.
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