"tidewater" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tidewaters [plural]
Etymology: tide + water Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tide|water}} tide + water Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tidewater (countable and uncountable, plural tidewaters)
  1. Water affected by the flow of the tide, especially tidal streams. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-tidewater-en-noun-xtrJUA-K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42
  2. The seaboard. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-tidewater-en-noun-zJhdx-mo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tide water

Inflected forms

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