as in bay
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline
the city sits on the shores of a deep estuary where the Hudson River meets the Atlantic Ocean
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of estuary
Currently, more than 8,000 people live in flood plain areas along estuaries in the Cascadia coastal region.
—
Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The team found that if an earthquake that caused more than six feet of subsidence were to happen today, the 100-year floodplain in estuaries in Cascadia would expand by 115 square miles.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2025
But, to their delight, the whale was last seen on the afternoon of March 25, appearing to exit the estuary.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
The latest details: Alarmingly high concentrations of heavy metals were found at Elkhorn Slough, California’s second-largest estuary.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for estuary
Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The team found that if an earthquake that caused more than six feet of subsidence were to happen today, the 100-year floodplain in estuaries in Cascadia would expand by 115 square miles.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2025
But, to their delight, the whale was last seen on the afternoon of March 25, appearing to exit the estuary.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
The latest details: Alarmingly high concentrations of heavy metals were found at Elkhorn Slough, California’s second-largest estuary.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for estuary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for estuary
Noun
-
Coupes then get a split rear window—which harks back to Corvettes of old, while releasing hot air from the engine bay—plus new shoulder NACA intakes that directly feed the air box with cooler oxygen that even creates a ram air effect akin to mild supercharging.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 2025
-
Dick’s House of Sport focuses on experiences, with in-store climbing walls, multiple golf hitting bays with TrackMan simulators, and a multi-sport cage that can be used for baseball, softball, lacrosse and soccer.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
Noun
-
The school also placed firth in overall math growth at 89.70% and third overall in English/language arts growth at 86.60%. EStem Junior High School in East Village's math scores grew at a rate of 84.71%, ranking fourth among central Arkansas middle schools.—
Lena Miano,
arkansasonline.com,
2 Mar. 2025
-
For their firth album, McCaughey and Buck went to Chicago and recorded with Wilco as their backing ensemble.—
Al Shipley,
SPIN,
22 June 2024
Cite this Entry
“Estuary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estuary. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share