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TIDEWATER RIVER
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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 ("tidewater river" is a kind of...):
stream; watercourse (a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth)
Holonyms ("tidewater river" is a part of...):
tidewater (low-lying coastal land drained by tidal streams)