tidewater

noun/ˈtaɪdˌwɔtər/

Frequency rank: #19,073 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

low-lying coastal land affected by tides, or water brought inland by the tide.

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Example sentence

The fishermen built their homes along the tidewater region where the river met the sea.

Synonyms & related words

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