TIDAL STREAM

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A stream in which the effects of the tide extend far upstream

Synonyms:

tidal river; tidal stream; tidewater river; tidewater stream

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("tidal stream" is a kind of...):

stream; watercourse (a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth)

Holonyms ("tidal stream" is a part of...):

tidewater (low-lying coastal land drained by tidal streams)

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