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waterfoot

waterfoot noun: an estuary at the mouth of a river.

Noun

waterfoot (plural waterfoots)

  1. (Scotland) An estuary at the mouth of a river.
    • It was at the waterfoot of the Ken, and the time of the year was June.1895, S. R. Crockett, A Cry Across the Black Water

Proper noun capitalized: Waterfoot

Waterfoot

  1. A hamlet near Ullswater in Dacre parish, Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY4624).
  2. A suburban area and old mill town south-east of Rawtenstall, Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8321)
  3. A hamlet in Kintyre, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NR8037).
  4. A village in East Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5654).
  5. A small coastal village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref D 2425).
    Synonyms:
    Glenariff

Synonyms of waterfoot

Forms of waterfoot

pluralwaterfoots

Origin of waterfoot

From water + foot.

Questions about waterfoot

What does waterfoot mean?
Waterfoot means an estuary at the mouth of a river.
What part of speech is waterfoot?
Waterfoot can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of waterfoot?
The plural of waterfoot is waterfoots.

Words near waterfoot in the dictionary

  1. waterflooded
  2. waterflooding
  3. waterfloods
  4. waterflow
  5. waterflows
  6. waterfoot
  7. waterfoots
  8. Waterford
  9. Waterford blaa
  10. Waterford blaas
  11. Waterford Park

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