Synonyms of estuary

estuary

noun

ˈes-chə-ˌwer-ē 

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

• bay
• firth
• cove
• loch
• gulf
• creek
• inlet
• embayment
• port
• fjord
• fiord
• harbor
• bight
• arm
• bayou
• sound
• strait
• roadstead
• narrow
• road(s)
• backwater
• slough
• slue
• slew

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of estuary

Sometime this coming year, the state water board will vote to either require more water to flow through the beleaguered estuary or permit water users to voluntarily restore habitat for fish. —Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025

Below are wines to consider sampling from the Right Bank of the Gironde estuary in the Bordeaux wine country of southwest France. —Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025

With estuaries full of reptiles, swooping egrets, and thick tangles of mangroves decorated in Cajun hibiscus, this is wild Louisiana. —Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 11 Feb. 2025

The city is already planning to increase the transportation of goods around the harbor and estuary with its Blue Highways plan. —Terri Carta, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025