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estuaryOne entry found. Main Entry: es·tu·ary Pronunciation: \ˈes-chə-ˌwer-ē, ˈesh-\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural es·tu·ar·ies Etymology: Latin aestuarium, from aestus boiling, tide; akin to Latin aestas summer — more at edify Date: 1538 : a water passage where the tide meets a river current; especially : an arm of the sea at the lower end of a river
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