English noun: estuary | |||
1. | estuary (object) the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix | ||
Broader (hypernym) | body of water, water | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | firth | ||
Instance hyponym | Humber, La Plata, Para, Para River, Plata River, Rio de la Plata | ||
Part meronym | river | ||