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Estuary vs Firth - What's the difference?

estuary | firth | Related terms |

As nouns the difference between estuary and firth

is that estuary is coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge while firth is an arm of the sea; a frith.

estuary

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

(estuaries)
  • Coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge.
  • An ocean inlet also fed by fresh river water.

    • Derived terms

    * Estuary English

    firth

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An arm of the sea; a .

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Hypernyms

    * (l), (l)

    Anagrams

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