tidewater

[tahyd-waw-ter, -wot-er]

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noun

water affected by the flow and ebb of the tide.

the water covering tideland at flood tide.

seacoast.

Origin of tidewater

First recorded in 1765–75; tide¹ + water

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Related Words for tidewater

inlet, waterway, fjord, creek, arm, firth

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Historical Examples of tidewater

A hundred to one you'll find my fine cousin at the Tidewater to-night.
Sonnie-Boy's People
James B. Connolly
I inferred from this fact that they confined themselves to the Tidewater.
The Bounty of the Chesapeake
James Wharton
Most of them lived either on or within easy distance of Tidewater.
The Bounty of the Chesapeake
James Wharton
To be sure, they were not all Cavaliers who settled in the tidewater Colonies.
The Crisis, Complete
Winston Churchill
It is most abundant within twenty or thirty miles of tidewater.
American Forest Trees
Henry H. Gibson

British Dictionary definitions for tidewater

tidewater

noun

water that advances and recedes with the tide

water that covers land that is dry at low tide

coastal land drained by tidal streams
(as modifier)tidewater regions

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tidewater in Science

tidewater

[tīd′wô′tər]

Water that inundates land at flood tide.

Water affected by the tides, especially tidal streams.

Low coastal land drained by tidal streams.