tidewater
Americannoun
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water that advances and recedes with the tide
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water that covers land that is dry at low tide
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coastal land drained by tidal streams
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( as modifier )
tidewater regions
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Water that inundates land at flood tide.
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Water affected by the tides, especially tidal streams.
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Low coastal land drained by tidal streams.
Etymology
Origin of tidewater
Example Sentences
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Some thicker icebergs that break from tidewater glaciers without floating ice shelf extensions can scrape along the seabed or become grounded inside a fjord.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Topanga Creek is home to another endangered fish, the small but hardy northern tidewater goby, often described as cute.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
Many Antarctic glaciers are tidewater glaciers, meaning they sit on the ocean floor and extend into the sea, where they release icebergs.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 26, 2026
When a tidewater glacier thins enough, it can lift off the seabed and begin floating on the ocean surface.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 26, 2026
He started plodding north from tidewater in February, but his enthusiasm fizzled on the lower reaches of the Ruth Glacier, still thirty miles from the peak, so he aborted the attempt and retreated to Talkeetna.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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