tidewater

noun

Definition of tidewaternext
as in bottomland

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Recent Examples of tidewater Once a giant excavator bit into the levee to breach it, the tribe welcomed tidewater onto the land for the first time in over a century. — John Ryan, NPR, 3 May 2026 Tracy Arm, southeast of Juneau, is a roughly 30-mile (50-kilometer) fjord that features two tidewater glaciers — the North and South Sawyer — and wildlife, including seals and bears. — ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026 The boat ride includes a visit to two tidewater glaciers, Beloit and Blackstone, as well as numerous waterfalls. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2026 The Potomac River stretches for 380 miles and four states, starting in the Alleghany Mountains of West Virginia and following into the tidewaters of the Chesapeake Bay at Point Lookout, Maryland. — Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tidewater
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tidewater
  1. bottomland
  2. basin
  3. floodplain
  4. plain
  5. flat
  6. valley
  7. fen
Noun
  • Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park conserves nearly 13,000 acres of rare hardwood bottomland along the Mississippi River, including eerie bald cypress swamp.
    — CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
  • Southern magnolia is native to moist woodlands and bottomlands along the coastal plains where the seeds are eaten by birds and other wildlife.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026
Definition of bottomland
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  • Furthermore, the 5-star analyst highlighted the company's focus on a single basin and management's efficient capital allocations across expansion efforts, strategic acquisitions, and share buybacks.
    — Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 5 July 2026
  • Schrodinger basin, a large impact crater near the moon’s south pole, shows evidence of geologically recent volcanic activity.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026
Definition of basin
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  • To build on the beach is to navigate a complex set of guidelines, among them height restrictions, strict size limits, and floodplain codes.
    — Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2026
  • At first Weinstein couldn’t process his alarm—her house sits on a hillside, well off the 100-year floodplain—or the sight of other neighbors in her yard in their soaking pajamas.
    — Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
Definition of floodplain
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  • The daily rotating menu draws from various stops along the route; that night, I was served a zesty octopus, caught in Perth and paired with chimichurri and saltbush, an herb native to arid interior plains like the ones surrounding Kalgoorlie.
    — Justin Meneguzzi, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • But when fire conditions spike, AI algorithms will automatically recalculate the region’s electricity flow, diverting power away from fragile forest lines and routing it through safer plains or underground urban corridors.
    — Jasmine Garland, The Conversation, 7 July 2026
Definition of plain
Noun
  • Break up a black-and-white outfit with juicy pops of color, like this creator’s apple-green flats or the lavender patent leather pair below.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 4 July 2026
  • The Billabong Waves Call Cotton Romper is an eye-catching deal for just $36, and it can be styled with sneakers, flats, or sandals to add impressive versatility to your suitcase.
    — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
Definition of flat
Noun
  • When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
  • From rolling vineyards to lush river valleys, high limestone bluffs to some pretty great lakes, this region of the United States is often overlooked.
    — Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
Definition of valley
Noun
  • Commoners relied on swamps, fens, forests, and heaths for fuel, gravel, stone, and wood to make tools and to build and repair houses.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The goal was to help preserve and protect the delicate valley and its fens.
    — John Meyer, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2025
Definition of fen

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