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Estuary vs Waterway - What's the difference?

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Estuary is a related term of waterway.


As nouns the difference between estuary and waterway

is that estuary is coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge while waterway is a body of water, such as a river, channel or canal, that is navigable.

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

    waterway

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia waterway) (en noun)
  • A body of water, such as a river, channel or canal, that is navigable.
  • A conduit or watercourse, such as on the deck of a ship, to drain water.