embayments

noun

plural of embayment
as in estuaries
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline a fingerlike embayment of the Bay of Fundy a river embayment

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  1. estuaries
  2. bays
Noun
  • In North Carolina alone, 11,000 miles (17,702 kilometers) of canals drain peatlands before the water empties into coastal estuaries, Richardson said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Rising Tide Explorers leads ecotours of the mangrove islands, estuaries, and marshes that surround Marco Island.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of estuaries
Noun
  • With outsize interest in this small country, its sound stages are frequently full, and filmmakers say there is often a run on everything from lenses to edit bays to left-driving cars.
    — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Farther south, head to the seaside village of La Parguera, a short boat ride from one of the island's three bioluminescent bays.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of bays
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