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tideway

tideway noun: a channel in which the tide sets, especially in the tidal part of a river.

Noun

tideway (plural tideways)

  1. A channel in which the tide sets, especially in the tidal part of a river.
    • Quite near could also be seen several ancient wooden warships, and always a variety of craft slipping up and down the tideway.1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, page 705

Forms of tideway

pluraltideways

Origin of tideway

From tide + way.

Questions about tideway

What does tideway mean?
Tideway means a channel in which the tide sets, especially in the tidal part of a river.
What part of speech is tideway?
Tideway is a noun.
What is the plural of tideway?
The plural of tideway is tideways.

Words near tideway in the dictionary

  1. tidewaiterships
  2. tidewater
  3. tidewaters
  4. tidewave
  5. tidewaves
  6. tideway
  7. tideways
  8. tideworn
  9. tidewrack
  10. Tidey
  11. tidge

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