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Estuary vs Freshwater - What's the difference?

estuary | freshwater |

As nouns the difference between estuary and freshwater

is that estuary is coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge while freshwater is a body of fresh water.

As an adjective freshwater is

living in fresh water.

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

    freshwater

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Living in fresh water.
    • freshwater fish
  • * '>citation
  • (nautical) Unskilled as seaman.
    • freshwater sailor

    Noun

    (wikipedia freshwater) (en noun)
  • A body of fresh water