tidewater

noun

tide·​wa·​ter ˈtīd-ˌwȯ-tər How to pronounce tidewater (audio)
-ˌwä-
1
: water overflowing land at flood tide
also : water affected by the ebb and flow of the tide
2
: low-lying coastal land

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The repatriation of more than 300 northern tidewater gobies — led by the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains — marked a peaceful moment in a region still reeling from the aftermath of wildfires and now in turmoil due to federal immigration raids. Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025 Here are a few of our favorites from the West: Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska Glacier Bay National Park, in southeast Alaska, is a jaw-dropping wilderness where massive tidewater glaciers calve into icy waters and humpback whales surface with breathtaking grace. USA Today, 11 June 2025 This, of course, was all integrated into Wright’s classic style: The home is made from brick and red tidewater cypress, with concrete floors and plaster ceilings. Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025 With construction permits approved and development underway, the Alaska LNG Pipeline will connect the North Slope's substantial reserves—estimated at 35 trillion cubic feet—to tidewater, facilitating shipments across the Pacific. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for tidewater

Word History

First Known Use

1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tidewater was in 1772

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“Tidewater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tidewater. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

tidewater

noun
tide·​wa·​ter -ˌwȯt-ər How to pronounce tidewater (audio)
-ˌwät-
1
: water overflowing land at high tide
2
: low-lying coastal land

Geographical Definition

Tidewater

geographical name

Tide·​wa·​ter ˈtīd-ˌwȯ-tər How to pronounce Tidewater (audio)
-ˌwä-
low-lying region of eastern Virginia extending from Chesapeake Bay to the Piedmont; site of the first English settlements in America

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