liman

[ li-mahn, -man ]

/ lɪˈmɑn, -ˈmæn /

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noun Geology.

a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.

an area of mud or silt deposited near the mouth of a river.

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Origin of liman

1855–60; <Russian limán estuary, coastal salt lake <Turkish or Crimean Tatar <Medieval Greek liménion,liménas (compare Greek limḗn harbor)

The current cycle of strong women on TV, Liman says, may have a certain Secretary of State to thank.
Action Heroes in Heels|Shannon Donnelly|August 23, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Liman, meanwhile, sees it as a rejection of the precedent of the way women have often been portrayed in media.
Action Heroes in Heels|Shannon Donnelly|August 23, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Birdie has fairly taken the fighting edge off Liman von Sanders' two new Divisions: he has knocked them to bits.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
We laughed at the Turks, and we smiled at what Liman von Sanders said—that he would drive us into the sea.
Trooper Bluegum at the Dardanelles|Oliver Hogue

We knew Abdul could never, never, never break through our lines, and drive us—as Liman von Sanders had boasted—into the sea.
Trooper Bluegum at the Dardanelles|Oliver Hogue
The address illustrates what Doctor Liman calls the romanticism of the Emperor.
The German Emperor as Shown in his Public Utterances|Christian Gauss
Morocco was looked upon by some, Doctor Liman, for instance, as a second defeat.
The German Emperor as Shown in his Public Utterances|Christian Gauss