Plural of estuary

Forms of estuary

Estuaries in a sentence

• There's something special about tidal estuaries, due to the abundance of wildlife and the ever-changing scenes as the water ebbs or rises.2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 65
• Tidal-dominated, coastal plain deposit: tidal channels (estuaries), tidal flats, marsh or swamp; deposits are generally on delta margin or in interdeltaic areas.From the entry interdeltaic
• In real estuaries, river water and seawater seldom mix together directly as endmembers.1990, K. A. Hunter, “Kinetics and Mechanisms of Iron Colloid Aggregation in Estuaries”, in Ronald Beckett, editor, Surface and Colloid…. From the entry endmember
• As Wulfstan said, It is oathbreach, faithbreach, lovebreach Bring the invaders into the estuaries.1963, Richard Wilbur, The poems of Richard Wilbur. From the entry oathbreach
• The whole area is a network of nature reserves among estuaries and marshes, and a paradise for a moocher like me.1980, Robert Dougall, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 378. From the entry nature reserve

Meaning of estuary

1. noun A coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone.
2. noun An ocean inlet also fed by fresh river water.

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Questions about the plural of estuary

What is the plural of estuary?

The plural of estuary is estuaries.

Is estuary countable?

Estuary is a countable noun.