English noun: tidewater | |||
1. | tidewater (object) low-lying coastal land drained by tidal streams | ||
Broader (hypernym) | coastal plain | ||
Part holonym | tidal river, tidal stream, tidewater river, tidewater stream | ||
2. | Tidewater (location) the coastal plain of the South: eastern parts of Virginia and North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia | ||
Synonyms | Tidewater region | ||
Instance hypernym | geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region | ||
Part meronym | South | ||