estuary (n)

n09274500

type n
lex_filenum 17
def the wide part of a river where it nears the sea
def fresh and salt water mix
Outgoing links
Hypernym body of water, water
Part holonym river
Derivationally related form estuary → estuarial
Hyponym firth
Instance Hyponym Humber; Para, Para River; Rio de la Plata, La Plata, Plata River
Incoming links
Derivationally related form estuarial → estuary
Pertainym (pertains to noun) estuarial → estuary
Pertainym (pertains to noun) estuarine → estuary
Hyponym body of water, water
Hypernym firth
Instance Hypernym Humber; Para, Para River; Rio de la Plata, La Plata, Plata River
Part meronym river

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