tidewater

noun

tide·​wa·​ter ˈtīd-ˌwȯ-tər 

-ˌwä-

1

: water overflowing land at flood tide

also : water affected by the ebb and flow of the tide

2

: low-lying coastal land

Examples of tidewater in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 1954, the architect completed designs for a Usonian home constructed from local sandstone and imported tidewater red cypress, with a copper roof. —Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025

After the desalination process is finished, highly concentrated brine and chemical waste is released into offshore tidewaters, wreaking havoc with sensitive coastal ecosystems. —Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025

Archers prefer low, outgoing tidewater, since targeting water just a foot deep has been the most productive, says Slacum. —Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2025

Sorokin: The two fish that got the most attention are the steelhead trout and the tidewater gobies. —Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for tidewater

• annunciator
• imprimatur
• underwater
• backwater
• bathwater
• blackwater
• breakwater
• deepwater
• edgewater
• feedwater
• floodwater
• freshwater

Kids Definition

tidewater

noun

tide·​wa·​ter -ˌwȯt-ər 

-ˌwät-

1

: water overflowing land at high tide

2

: low-lying coastal land

Geographical Definition

Tidewater

geographical name

Tide·​wa·​ter ˈtīd-ˌwȯ-tər 

-ˌwä-

low-lying region of eastern Virginia extending from Chesapeake Bay to the Piedmont; site of the first English settlements in America