estuary
/ˈestjʊərɪ/noun
( pl. -ies)
- the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream河口湾, 三角湾; （江河入海的）河口。
派生词
estuarial
adjectiveestuarine
/-raɪn/ adjective词源
mid 16th cent. (denoting a tidal inlet of any size)： from Latin aestuarium 'tidal part of a shore', from aestus 'tide'.