estuary

Example Sentences

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Thousands more are being housed in cruise ships that have been moored in the estuary.

From The Wall Street Journal

They are also found around river mouths, estuaries and manmade structures like piers and groynes.

From BBC

It is a position some say creates a conflict for a politician who represents much of the so-called Humber "energy estuary" with its growing links to the offshore wind industry.

From BBC

Environmental and fishing groups, as well as leaders in Delta communities, have argued that the voluntary approach would harm the estuary’s deteriorating ecosystem and fish species that have suffered dramatic declines.

From Los Angeles Times

They include programmes that track chemical pollution in rivers, lakes and estuaries as well as one that monitors the regulator's plans for dealing with drought.

From BBC