TIDEWATER Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

tidewater

noun

Definition of tidewater

as in bottomland

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Recent Examples of tidewater 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 Sea Mist This 78-foot yacht cruises Alaska’s tidewater, the glacier-rich Prince William Sound. — Fran Golden, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2021 See All Example Sentences for tidewater

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Noun

Covering 3,652 acres along the Wabash River, the Wabashiki Fish and Wildlife Area stretches across prairies, bottomland forests, and wetlands restored from farmland in 2010.

— Brian Garrido, Midwest Living, 13 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of bottomland

Noun

Kaden Matsuda and Jackson Donlon Chaffee County The bodies of both men were found on Wednesday morning in a basin of West Apostle Mountain.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
However, Swain cautioned that the wetter-than-average conditions do not mean an end to the ongoing water crisis in the Colorado River basin.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of basin

Noun

Some alluvial and floodplain soils can drain well and appear quite dry, yet still meet Connecticut’s definition of an inland wetland.

— Dr. Avishesh Neupane, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
The Benbrook City Council passed an ordinance aimed at restricting development in flood-prone areas a year after a home builder sought to develop a section of land in the Mary’s Creek floodplain.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of floodplain

Noun

Miloslav Druckmüller, Shadia Habbal, and Václav Široký The sun hangs low over the plains of Castile and León, in the north-central region of Spain.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
That means that Olympus Mons, the extinct Martian volcano that at around 16 miles (26 kilometers) above the surrounding Martian plains is the largest mountain in the solar system, may in fact be a slumbering giant.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of plain

Noun

The Gators' longest play from scrimmage was a 33-yard pass to Duke Clark in the flats.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
Thankfully for all of us, this is no bubble skirt or tabi flats—these babies are notoriously easy to wear, even on your laziest days, and will stay in style for years to come.

— Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of flat

Noun

Plans call for two large dams about 300 feet high, as well as nine smaller ones, holding water pumped from the Sacramento River and inundating about 15,000 acres in a valley northwest of Sacramento.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Finally, when the incentives for private investment still do not line up for certain projects, G-7 countries should use public capital to directly help mining companies escape the valley of death.

— Tom Moerenhout, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of valley

Noun

The Bluff offers a gorgeous view of a section of the Tanana River and the surrounding boglands, ranging from permafrost forests to wet fens to bogs.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
The wind reaches the fens of eastern England before the light does, moving over the marshes in long gray sweeps.

— JP Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

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